On May 15, people dressed in Heian period costumes march with a gissha (cow carriage) from Kyoto Imperial Palace via Shimogamo-jinja Shrine to Kamigamo-jinja Shrine and Konoe no tsukai (Imperial Guard delegate), and as guards, officers from Kebiishicho (Office of Police and Judicial Chief) such as 'Kebiishi jo' (second officer of the imperial police bureau), 'Kebiishi shi' (third officer of the imperial police bureau), Yamashiro no tsukai (delegate of the Yamashiro Province), Maryo no tsukai (delegate of Maryo (the section taking care of imperial horses)), and Kura no tsukai (delegate of Kuraryo (the Inner Treasury Office)), and make a main march.
5月15日には平安時代の衣装を身にまとった人々が牛車とともに京都御所から下鴨神社を経て上賀茂神社まで、近衛使と、警備のための「検非違使尉」と「検非違使志」といった検非違使庁の官吏と、山城使と、馬寮使、内蔵使による本列として行進する。