On May 15, Kyoto's Aoi Matsuri took place. The event is one of the city's three main festivals.A procession at the start of the festival, featuring participants dressed in traditional costume, began at Kyoto Imperial Palace.The procession stopped at Kyoto's Shimogamo Shrine on its 8-kilometer route to the city's Kamigamo Shrine.A float carried the "Saio-dai" imperial princess, played by college student Sayo Tomita, was a feature of the procession.Tomita was clad in a traditional 12-layer Japanese kimono.Participants in the festival 's parade were dressed in aristocratic - style costumes of …READ FULL ARTICLE
