KYOTO--Festival-goers were treated to the bicentennial return of a “yamahoko” float in the Gion Festival on July 24 as the Takayama float participated for the first time in nearly two centuries.

Located in the foothills of Japan's Northern Alps and surrounded by forests is the city of Hida Takayama. Known as Hida's "Little Kyoto," Takayama's old town, retains a traditional touch with its ...

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The Takayama Studio of the Hana-Mochi Association in Enako-cho, Takayama, which carries on this tradition, began making mochi flower decorations in mid-November and will continue until Christmas Day.