Aoi Festival
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Aoi Festival |
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At the day of Emperor Kimmei, the
second half of Kofun period, Kyoto had bad crop and
spread hunger or plague. The Emperor sand a messenger and
had a festivel. This is the origin of Aoi festival. The
day of a festival (May 5th), everything in the Imperial
Palace was decorated with leaves and twig. The name of
festival comes from the name of this tree.
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