A Virtual Tour of Gion Festival Yamahoko Parade

We tried to virtually reproduce Yamahoko Parade in Kyoto Gion Festival, which has been registered in the list of "Intangible Heritage of Humanity" by UNESCO. We generated a CG content that combines motion and acoustics of the floats, crews, and spectators, within a virtual platform of "Virtual Kyoto". In current step, four well-known Yamahoko floats (Fune-hoko, Naginata-hoko, Kanko-hoko, and Kitakannon-yama) out of thirty-two floats were included in this virtual parade. We also reproduced the motion of four types of crews of Fune-hoko (Hikikata, Ondotori, Kurumakata, Hayashikata) using motion capture technology. This work contributes to the research of digital museum and provides a platform that allows the users to virtually experience the atmosphere of Yamahoko Parade in Kyoto Gion Festival.