Stylised kanji on the yukata of the Naginata-boko float.

Fan gifted from the Naginata-boko float.

Umbrella kanji on the yukata of the Shijo Kasa-boko float.

The Shijo Kasa-boko float.

A few of the floats incorporate stylised characters from their names into the yukata patterns...

✍️Naginata-hoko (長刀鉾) uses the '長'...

✍️Shijō-Kasa-boko (四条傘鉾) includes the '傘'...

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