The festival’s main attraction is a large parade, in which more than 500 people dressed in Heian Period (794-1185) costumes walk from Kyoto Imperial Palace to Shimogamo and Kamigamo Shrines.

Temple staff is performing some final cleaning outside Shimogamo Shrine on the day of the Aoi Matsuri, a major festival held every year in Kyoto, Japan. © 2014 Norbert Woehnl Photography.

Shot with Fujifilm X-E2 and Fujinon XF 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 lens. Edited in Lightroom 5.7.

写真の撮影場所：京都・下鴨神社