A scene from the 'Kushi Matsuri' (Comb Festival) in Kyoto, Japan.

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A scene from the 'Kushi Matsuri' (Comb Festival) in Kyoto, Japan. The annual event, which takes place in September, celebrates combs, and shows appreciation for the way they decorate and add color to women's hair. Participants parade through Kyoto's historic Gion district in historical attire, starting and finishing at Yasui Konpiragu shrine.

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Size: 4541px × 3007px
Location: Kyoto, Japan.
Photo credit: © Trevor Mogg / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: comb, dress, festival, gion, historic, japan, japanese, konpira-gu, konpiragu, kushi, kyoto, matsuri, shrine, tradition, traditional, yasui