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Saio-Dai Purifies Herself by Dipping Her Fingertips in the Purification Ritual at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto (Kyodo News)

Ahead of the Aoi Matsuri, one of Kyoto's three major festivals, which will be held on the 15th, the "Misogi no Gi" ceremony, in which the heroine, the Saio-dai, purifies herself by dipping her fingertips in water, was held on the 4th at Shimogamo Shrine in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City. Under a clear May sky, the 68th Saio-dai, Mao Shiomi (21), a fourth-year student at Doshisha University, appeared in a twelve-layered kimono.
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Ahead of the Aoi Matsuri, one of Kyoto's three major festivals, which will be held on the 15th, the "Misogi no Gi" ceremony, in which the heroine, the Saio-dai, purifies herself by dipping her fingertips in water, was held on the 4th at Shimogamo Shrine in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City. Under a clear May sky, the 68th Saio-dai, Mao Shiomi (21), a fourth-year student at Doshisha University, appeared in a twelve-layered kimono.

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熊本日日新聞社 broke the news on Monday, May 4, 2026.
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