Camellia Tea Ceremony on Nostr: EN-NO-GYŌJA-YAMA (役行者山)🐚 En-no-Gyōja-yama, one of the Gion Matsuri's ...
EN-NO-GYŌJA-YAMA (役行者山)🐚
En-no-Gyōja-yama, one of the Gion Matsuri's floats, is named after the founder of Shugendō, En-no-Gyōja (役行者 634-700). Dating to before the Ōnin War (応仁の乱-1467), the float also depicts the deities Hitokotonushi (一言主) and Katsuragi (葛城神).