Huge float displayed as summer festival begins in southwestern Japan

Huge float displayed as summer festival begins in southwestern Japan

A huge float is displayed to the public in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on July 1, 2015, at the start of the annual Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival featuring races between floats that weigh as much as a ton. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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