The Aoi Matsuri (葵祭り) is a festival that takes place annually on May 15 in Kyoto, Japan. It dates from the Heian period. During the festival, emissaries leave the Kyoto Imperial Palace and proceed to the Kamo Shrines. Participants wear costumes of the Heian period. Aoi Festival Kyoto Japan I took this photograph and contribute it to the public domain. ... Aoi Festival Kyoto Japan I took this photograph and contribute it to the public domain. ... The 2006 Sinulog festival in the Philippines Renaissance festival A festival or fest is an event, usually staged by a local community, which centers on some theme, sometimes on some unique aspect of the community. ... A year is the time between two recurrences of an event related to the orbit of the Earth around the Sun. ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... KyÅto ) (lit. ... The following text needs to be harmonized with text in the article History of Japan#Heian Period. ...
Aoi Matsuri is less of a festival and more of a, spectator event. Where there are a few competitions for archery and other things from the era. You will see many men with swords and bows walking around, they are acting as security.
A famous scene in the Tale of Genji takes place during the Aoi Matsuri. Genji Monogatari (源氏物語), frequently translated as The Tale of Genji, is a classic work of Japanese literature attributed to the Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu in the early 11th century, around the peak of the Heian period. ...
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Matsuri (祭り, or sometimes just 祭) are a kind of festival or holiday that take place in Japan.
There is not a specific 'matsuri' day for all of Japan, but vary from area to area.
Some examples are the Jidai, Aoi and Gion Matsuri held in Kyoto, the Ise-machi Matsuri of Nakanojo, Gunma, and the Kanda, Sanno and Sanja Matsuri of Tokyo.
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