Takayama Spring Festival starts in rain

Visitors take pictures on April 14, 2015, of a float for the Takayama Spring Festival in the old town of Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan. The float was unveiled in a storehouse on the first day of the two-day festival, following the cancellation of a parade on the streets due to rain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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