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Kyoto in Japan
Kyoto is one of the oldest and largest cities in Japan. It was built in 794 Heian-kyo; era. It flourished as an art center of architecture, sculpture, painting, industrial arts, and so on. In addition, many tourists visit Kyoto every year because there are a lot of tourist attractions, for example, temples, shrines and festivals, etc. FestivalsI’d like to introduce some festivals in Kyoto. There are four famous festivals, the Aoi, Gion, Jidai, amd Gozan Fire Festivals. Aoi Festival This festival is also known as the Kamo festival, and is held at both the Kamigamo and Shimogamo Shrine. The name of the Aoi Festival originated from the tradition of offering geraniums aoi to the gods, and decorating the temple, attendees and ox carriages with geranium leaves. Wearing elegant costumes of the Ocho era, the refined charm of the envoy and public servants parading through the city represents old-style Kyoto. Gion festival
This festival, which is one of the three largest festivals in Japan, lasts for almost a month. 1 st –31 st July From 13th to 16th of July, the “Kon-chikii-chin” Gion Rhythm, which is called “Gion-bayasi”, is played in each town where the pikes are made. The festival reaches its peak on the 17 th with the Yamaboko Float Parade which is called Yamaboko Jyunkou . Jidai festival This festival falls within the autumn, the sightseeing season in Kyoto. You could see processions representing each era parade through the city. You can see participants in this festival of the evolution of cultural items and clothing over 1000 years, which is recreated. Gozan Fire Festival Halfway up the mountains that surround the city of Kyoto, beds of fire are prepared and lit, making for the most magnificent of Kyoto's August Obon festivities . The three strokes of the Kyoto Dialect Kyo Kotoba The Kyoto dialect, Kyo Kotoba, which has a long history of development in Kyoto’s own refined culture, has a unique sound apart from standard Japanese. Moreover, the implication of a word changes according to place, time, relationship between people and subtle pronunciation.
Kyoto dialect; Oide yasu.
Kyoto dialect; Ookini
Kyoto dialect; Hona sainara http://www.city.kyoto.jp/koho/eng/kyoto/intro/
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dai 'large' character are respectively 1st stroke 80m, 2nd stroke 160m and 3rd stroke 120m long, and may be seen from every part of the city. The five fires on Gozan – Daimonji, Myoho, Funagata, Hidari-daimonji and Torii-gata are lit simultaneously, painting the night sky a bright red, and creating one of Kyoto's most memorable summer scenes. 
