Jun 27 (NHK) - The ancient Japanese capital of Kyoto is offering premium seats priced at 400,000 yen each, or about 2,800 dollars, for the climax of the annual Gion Festival.
The Kyoto City Tourism Association is now selling the 84 premium seats on its English website, ahead of the one-month-long festival in July. The association hopes to attract wealthy visitors from overseas.
The one-meter-high special seating area with tatami mats and floor chairs will be set up for the July 17 parade of decorative floats. The procession is called Yamahoko Junko and it is the highlight of the festival.
【1席40万円の席って!?】
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7月に行われる京都の祇園祭
前祭の「山鉾巡行」で1席40万円の「プレミアム観覧席」が新たに設けられることになりました
海外の富裕層などに向けて、専用の英語サイトで6月から販売を始めていますhttps://t.co/3bO63M0xJm
The spectators in the special seating area can watch up-close the heavy floats negotiate turns at an intersection, using wet bamboo sticks laid beneath their wheels. ...continue reading
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