Thursday, May 15, 2025: Kyoto, Japan: Aoi Matsuri (Hollyhock Festival), one of three most important annual festivals in Kyoto with participants dressed in Heian period attire. The heart of the Aoi Matsuri is the festival?s heroine, Saio-dai, who in 2025 is Aya Yamauchi (25), a graduate student in Tokyo. She is the 67th Saio-dai. AUGUST ARIKAWA/PI
