D 265 287 festival
of the running horses = sône-no-gi
at Shimogamo-jinja
shrine -
Kyôto
This festival
and its
parade rotô-no-gi in Kyôto City - featuring
ox-drawn carriages
together with 600 people dressed in the costumes of the Heian period
(794-1192) from Shimogamo-jinja
shrine
upriver
to Kamigamo-jinja
jinja - boasts a history of 1400 years.