祇園祭も本日の宵山、そして明日の山鉾巡行で最高潮を迎えますね！
京都ではいつも祇園祭の頃が梅雨明けするかしないかのタイミングで、雨が降る場合も多いのですが、今回は梅雨明けが早かった事もあり、暑すぎるくらいの良いお天気だったと聞いています。
Gion festival culminate in today’s YOIYAMA and tomorrow’s Yama-boko parade!
In Kyoto, Gion festival always starts when the rainy season ends or not, so during the festival, it has many rainy days, but this year, the end of rainy season was very early, so I heard that there were many fine days that it was too hot.

明日の山鉾巡行の見どころは何といっても、四条河原町の交差点で敷き詰められた竹の上で数トンもある鉾の方向を豪快に変える鉾まわし（辻回し）です。幼いころに見た時は人の多さと暑さとで、何が何だか分からなかったのですが、今思い出すと「圧巻!!」ですね。
The highlight of tommorow’s Yama-boko parade would be Hoko-mawashi (or Tsuji-mawashi) which few-ton-Hoko changes their direction on the bamboos which are laid on the street of Shijo-Kawaramachi.
When I saw it in my childhood, I didn’t know what was happening by the crowds and the summer heat, but I remember now that is was “Astonishing!!”

そして、もし皆様にご覧頂けるのならば、ぜひ山鉾巡行の日の朝6〜7時くらいの京都の街をぶらりと散歩をしてほしいです。
鉾は全部で32基。
四条界隈の筋、筋にそれぞれ組み立てられるのですが、静かに堂々と佇んでいる山鉾巡行の日の鉾からは、神聖な強い力がみなぎっていてパワーをもらえますよ!!
お勧めです。
And, if you have chance to see the festival, I recommend you to have a walk in the city of Kyoto in the morning like 6-7 o’clock on the day of Yama-boko parade.
There are 32 hokos in total.
The hokos are each constructed at the streets near Shijo, and the very day of the Yama-boko parade, silently-standing magnificent hokos has a holy power that would give you powers!
It is my recommendation.

祇園祭を迎えると「さぁ、夏本番！」という気分になりますね。
皆さまも熱中症には気を付けて、夏を楽しんで下さいませ。
When Gion festival comes, it feels like “Now, the summer are going to start!!”
Please enjoy the coming summer, but please take care from the heatstroke.

LST東京店プランナー
橋本　嘉奈子
LST Tokyo salon Planner
Kanako Hashimoto