Japan’s Gion Festival, held each July in Kyoto, is evolving into a zero waste festival. It continues its effort this year, with the Gion Festival Zero Waste Operation opening volunteer recruitment for its 2025 campaign, calling on individuals and...
In an ambitious endeavor, the Gion Festival – a globally recognized event – has adopted a pioneering strategy to battle the waste crisis. The “Gion Festival Zero Waste Operation 2023” is transforming the festival’s...
Zenbird Media held the event “Kyoto Gion Festival: How-To! 1,000-year community, Resilience & COVID” on July 14, with Catherine Pawasarat. She is the author of the world’s first comprehensive English-language guide to the Gion festival...
Zenbird to host online event “Kyoto Gion Festival: How-To! 1,000-year community, Resilience & COVID”
（Japanese version below：記事後半から日本語でお読みいただけます） This event has already been held.このイベントは終了しています。 Zenbird aims to connect with readers and be a helpful platform for them to live better, more enriched lives through the community. We plan to offer...
For more than one thousand years, Kyoto has held Japan’s biggest festival, the Gion Festival. In a regular year, throughout July, more than one million people crowd into downtown Kyoto City to experience the street stalls, the towering wooden...