Hakata summer float festival starts in southwestern Japan

A Shinto ceremony to pray for safety is held in front of a huge float in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on July 1, 2015, the first day of the annual Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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