Core Kyoto — Season 2013, episode 10 watch online
Core Kyoto, season 2013 episode 10 «Gion Matsuri: The Spirit of the Townspeople During Summer's Grand Festival»: air date August 15, 2013. Episode overview, season trailer and the cast of Core Kyoto.
Gion Matsuri began as a prayer for the country's health when 66 halberds were erected and 3 mikoshi shrines were paraded through plague-ravaged Heian-kyo in 869. The 33 yamahoko floats in today's climactic procession on July 17 are "moving museums". Revived in 1952, the Kikusui-hoko float was adorned this year with a new tapestry in gratitude to the ancestors. The festival music is traditionally taught orally. The floats are assembled with age-old technics. The streets are alive with revelry on the eve of the parade.
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Episodes — Season 2013
- 1 Episode 1 «Kyo-machiya: Connecting People's Hearts» February 27, 2013
- 2 Episode 2 «Kaiseki-ryori: The Ultimate in Culinary Hospitality» April 4, 2013
- 3 Episode 3 «Buddhist Statues: Figures of Belief and Beauty» April 18, 2013
- 4 Episode 4 «Hanami: Kyoto's Cherry Viewing Festivities in the Spring» May 16, 2013
- 5 Episode 5 «Japanese-Style Paintings: The Breathing World of Beauty» June 6, 2013
- 6 Episode 6 «Kyoto Lodgings: Hearty Consideration That Soothes Travelers» June 13, 2013
- 7 Episode 7 «Kagai: Kyoto's Flower District where Elegant Dreams Bloom» June 20, 2013
- 8 Episode 8 «Aoi Matsuri: A Dynastic Festival in the Presence of the Deities» July 4, 2013
- 9 Episode 9 «Chanoyu: A Bowl of Tea Draws Hearts Together» July 18, 2013
- 10 Episode 10 «Gion Matsuri: The Spirit of the Townspeople During Summer's Grand Festival» August 15, 2013
- 11 Episode 11 «Shojin-ryori: Zen Cuisine as Training Within the Teachings» September 5, 2013
- 12 Episode 12 «Water Traditions: The Old Capital's Rich Natural Blessings» September 19, 2013
- 13 Episode 13 «Kyo-shikki: The Jet-Black, Golden Beauty of Kyoto Lacquerware» October 3, 2013
- 14 Episode 14 «Karesansui: The Zen Cosmos in a Garden for Spiritual Training» October 17, 2013
- 15 Episode 15 «Nishijin-ori: Beauty Crystallized in a Kyoto Brocade» November 7, 2013
- 16 Episode 16 «Shinise: Established Businesses Survive the Centuries» December 5, 2013
- 17 Episode 17 «The Changing Leaves: The Transient Fall Beauty of the Ancient Capital» December 19, 2013