I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

Just when Ogata was wondering what this "float" was, A-Machi at the side suddenly uttered an excited cry:

"Ah! It's Yamaboko!"

"Yamaboko?" Ogata asked suspiciously.

Just when Ogata was about to ask A-Machi what Yamahoko was, A-Machi trotted towards the "float" ahead with a face full of excitement.

And Ogata could only hurriedly follow behind A-Machi, and ran towards the "float" ahead with A-Machi.

At the outermost edge of the onlookers surrounding this "float", an old man of some age hunched over his back and looked up and down at this "float" with satisfaction and somewhat excited eyes.

"Hello there!"

Atachi, who was trotting all the way, asked the old man.

"Excuse me, is this Yamaboko?"

A-Ming raised his hand and pointed at the "float" not far away.

After hearing this question from A-Ming, the old man raised his eyebrows slightly:

"Oh? Little girl, from your accent, you are from Omi, right?"

"Yeah." Ah-Ming nodded, "I'm indeed from Omi."

"As a foreigner, you actually know the Yamahoko in our Kyoto."

"I've always been interested in the Gion Festival in Kyoto. Although this year is my first time participating in the Gion Festival..."

"Hehehe." The old man smiled softly, with pride gradually appearing on his face, "That's right, this is the Yamahoko. Have you seen the big praying mantis on it? This Yamahoko is 'Tanglang Mountain'."

Ogata raised his eyes to look at the top of this Yamaboko—when he saw this "float"...or Yamaboko for the first time just now, Ogata noticed that there was a very conspicuous flag placed on the top of this Yamahoko big praying mantis.

This large praying mantis appears to be made of paper and wood.Its size is larger than that of ordinary adults, so when you look around, this huge praying mantis has quite a visual impact.

"Did the two of you come to Kyoto to watch the Gion Festival?" the old man asked Ogata and A-cho.

"Hmm..." Ah-Ming pondered for a while, "Barely count."

"Then you guys came too timely." The old man smiled, "Today happens to be the climax of the Gion Festival."

"Although I have always been very interested in the Gion Festival, I actually don't know much about the Gion Festival." A-Machi smiled bitterly, "After all, I know the Gion Festival around me, and I have a lot of knowledge about the Gion Festival. There are not many people who know it well…”

Hearing Ah-cho's words, the old man smiled slightly.

Turning his head, he turned his eyes back to the Yamahoko named "Tanglang Mountain" in front of him, and the old man said softly:

"Almost 1000 years ago, a plague raged in Kyoto."

"Everyone thinks it's evil and resentment."

The old man with a strong Kyoto accent talked eloquently.

"In order to drive away evil spirits and appease resentful spirits, everyone held a ceremony at the Higashiyama Gion Society to offer sacrifices to the Bull Fighting King."

"After the sacrifice, the plague miraculously subsided."

"Since then, people in Kyoto have gradually developed the habit of offering sacrifices whenever a plague breaks out."

"This custom gradually evolved into today's 'Gion Festival'."

"Every July, we Kyoto people hold a grand Gion Festival that will last for a whole month."

Hearing this, Ogata raised his eyebrows:

"That is to say—the entire July in Kyoto is holding the Gion Festival?"

"That's right." The old man nodded with a smile, "Although the Gion Festival will be held for a whole month, not every day is full of excitement."

"The climax and busiest day of the Gion Festival is July 7, which is—today."

"Today is the day of 'Yamaboko Parade' every year."

The old man pouted at the "Tanglang Mountain" not far away.

"There are more than 30 kinds of Yamaboko participating in the annual 'Yamaboko Parade'."

"This 'Mantis Mountain' is just the most common of the 30 kinds of Yamaboko."

"There are many Yamahokos that are larger in size and more luxurious in shape than 'Tanglang Mountain'."

"These Yamahokos are built by us ordinary people. The government is not responsible for participating in the construction of Yamahokos."

"See those people climbing up and down 'Mantis Mountain'?"

"Those are the people responsible for building 'Mantis Hill.'"

"The 'Yamaboko Parade' will start tonight, and these people are making the final inspection of 'Mantis Mountain'."

"When the 'Yamaboko Parade' starts, more than [-] Yamaboko vehicles of different styles and sizes move along the street in an orderly manner."

"At that time, there will be countless citizens watching and cheering on both sides of the street."

"This will be the grandest and most beautiful scene in Kyoto for a year..."

"At this moment, all people in Kyoto are looking forward to tonight's 'Yamaboko Parade' and fireworks."

Speaking of this, the face of the old man showed a strong look of reminiscence, and some tears flickered in his eyes.

"This is also my favorite scenery in my life..."

"Huh?" A bit of doubt appeared on Machi's face at this time, "How did I remember that the 'Yamaboko Parade' of the Gion Festival was held during the day? How did it become held at night?"

The old man chuckled:

"In the past, it was indeed held during the day."

"But this year, under the arrangement of Master Kamiyama, who is carrying out the administration in Kyoto Town, the 'Yamaboko Parade' has been moved to night."

"In order to make this year's Gion Festival more lively, Lord Kamiyama set up an extra link: setting off fireworks."

"After the 'Yamaboko Parade' is over, let off brilliant fireworks that can light up the entire Kyoto."

"Because the two major events of 'Yamaboko Parade' and 'Fireworks' are put together, it will be more lively."

"The fireworks are only beautiful when they are set off at night, so Lord Kamiyama adjusted this year's 'Yamaboko Parade' to be held tonight."

"For Kamiyama-sama's change of the time of the 'Yamaboko Parade' and the addition of fireworks lighting, some old-fashioned people who pay attention to tradition are very unhappy."

"But the vast majority of people still welcome this arrangement of Lord Shenshan."

"After all, there are not many days when there are fireworks to watch throughout the year."

"So you see."

The old man raised his hand and pointed forward.

"See the expressions on these people's faces?"

Both Ogata and A-machi looked at the faces of the citizens who were watching the inspection of "Mantis Hill".

All of these people's faces were filled with excitement, excitement, and anticipation.

"Everyone is looking forward to tonight."

The old man said with emotion.

"I look forward to seeing the beautiful fireworks after watching the grand 'Yamaboko Parade'."

"These years, everyone has had a hard time..."

"First there was the 'Great Tianming Famine', and then there was the 'Tianming Great Fire'. Everyone was tortured by these disasters one after another..."

"Now we finally have a day where we can indulge and have fun, and everyone is looking forward to it..."

"I heard that the reason why Master Shenshan decided to add more 'fireworks' tonight is to take care of us who have lived a hard life these years."

"It's a pity... this year's Gion Festival still had a little accident..."

"Huh?" Ogata asked back, "What accident?"

The old man let out a long sigh:

"Last night, a murderous person suddenly appeared."

"It is said that this man has killed more than 30 innocent people since last night."

"Now everyone is a little panicked..."

"However—fortunately, the people in the government have already found out who this person was beheaded."

"Officials are now tracking this person from house to house."

"Just now, an official from the government came to tell us to be careful of this person with a warrant for this person's beheading."

"It's a pity that I now forget the name of that person..."

"Sigh... Once people get old, their memory and so on, it really won't work..."

After learning that the government had found out who the murderer who killed more than 30 innocent people was, both Ogata and Atachi felt a little relieved.

"This kind of indiscriminate killing of innocent people is really annoying." A-Ming said with a look of disgust, "I really hope that the people from the government can catch this guy as soon as possible."

As soon as A-Machi's words fell, Omen who was standing next to A-Machi nodded slightly as if he felt the same way.

Chapter 290 I found Ogata Yidaosai!

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"I've said so much, I forgot to introduce myself..." The elderly Asaogata and Atachi smiled apologetically, "My name is Hirajo, and I have lived in Kyoto since I was a child. How many times have I lived in Kyoto? After ten years, I am familiar with Kyoto."

"Since you two are foreigners who came to Kyoto for a special trip, you must not know much about Kyoto."

"If you want to ask me any questions about Kyoto, you can come to me at any time."

"I live near here, and I usually only move around here."

"Oh, but I'm sure I won't be here tonight."

"I'm going to take the whole family to see 'Yamaboko Parade' tonight."

After all, a faint satisfied smile appeared on Hirao's face.

Looking at his appearance, he seemed to be full of anticipation for tonight's "Yamaboko Parade" just like the people around him.

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After bidding farewell to Hirajo and leaving the inspection site of "Mantis Mountain", Ogata and A-machi resumed their search for the hotel.

Ever since he came to Kyoto, Xu Yifang has not seriously observed the expressions and expressions of the people around him, nor has he seriously felt the surrounding atmosphere.

It wasn't until this time that he calmed down and observed his surroundings carefully that Ogata realized that almost everyone on the street was filled with joy.

A child not far away is holding the hands of a man and a woman with his left and right hands. The man and woman must be the child's parents.

On the left side stood 4 young girls in their prime, all wearing beautiful, brand-new yukata, talking and laughing there.

Although the distance was a bit far, Ogata could barely hear the four girls seem to be discussing whether to grab a good spot to watch the Yamaboko parade later while there were not many people around.

On the right is an uncle who is walking towards Ogata and the two of them, carrying a thick wooden pillar.

This uncle seemed to have met his friend by chance, so he was talking with the friend while carrying the wooden pillar on his shoulder.

The voices of these two people are very loud, even if you don't listen carefully, you can hear what they are saying.

"are you still working?"

"Yeah! Today's work is just short of the last bit! Let's not talk! I have to finish this last bit of work quickly, and my daughter is still waiting for me to go home and take her to see Yamahoko!"

……

The passers-by were male, female, old and young.

Some seemed to be doing nothing, and some were busy.

However—no matter what kind of people they are, the expressions on their faces are all alike—with strong joy.

After withdrawing his attention from observing the passers-by, Ogata whispered in a volume that only he could hear clearly:

"It's really the same as Heijo said... At this moment, everyone in Kyoto is looking forward to tonight's 'Yamaboko parade' and fireworks..."

At this moment, Amachi, who was walking beside Ogata, suddenly asked Ogata:

"...Ayi, are you free tonight?"

"Huh? Of course I'm free. I'll be free until Mr. Fengmo finds out which prison that Xuanren is being imprisoned in."