Members start to pull the neighborhood dashi or wagon in front of Narita san Temple during Gion Matsuri

Gion Matsuri. Members dance in front of Narita san Temple before pulling neighborhood dashi or wagon through the streets

Gion Matsuri. Members dance in front of Narita san Temple before pulling neighborhood dashi or wagon through the streets

Gion Matsuri. Men in Edo-era costume each specific to their neighborhood exchange gifts before starting that days activities

Etsuko Watanabe 8 years old is a "tekomae" which is a young girl who walks in front of the wagon in the Gion Matsuri

Gion Matsuri. Men in Edo-era costumes each specific to their neighborhood exchange gifts before starting that days festivities

Traditional woden square cup for drinking sake held by man in traditional Edo-era costume during Gion Matsuri FestivalFestival

Gion Matsuri with men in traditional Edo-era costumes toasting each other with sake

Girls aged 8-12 years old in traditional Edo-era costumes lead their neighborhoods dashi or wagon through the streets during Gion Matsuri. Radial blur.Festival Festival

Goldfish waiting to be caught by children during summer Gion Matsuri

Goldfish waiting to be caught by children during summer Gion Matsuri

8-12 year old girls called "tekomae" in traditional Edo-era costumes wait to proceed their neighborhood Dashi or wagon pulled through the streets during Gion matsuri. Radial blur.