| DATE: | September 25, 2006, 13:00 |
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| PLACE: | :70 Shimo Bentencho, Higashioji Matsubara Agaru, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto |
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| DIRECTION: | Get off City Bus #206 at Higashiyama Yasui stop |
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| TEL: | 81-75-561-5127 (Inquiries: Emerald Beauty Shop – Comb Festival Organizing Committee) | |
| ADMISSION: | Free | |
| TEXT: | This very Kyoto festival is held to give thanks to combs for making women’s hair look more beautiful. Following rituals, which begin at 13:00, a colorful procession of women in costumes and hairstyles representing periods from the past to the present parade around the Gion neighborhood (the parade may be cancelled in case of rain). |