Young women help pull float before parade at Kyoto summer festa

Young women help pull float before parade at Kyoto summer festa

Young women clad in traditional "yukata" summer kimono join a crowd of people in pulling a float before the start of a parade during the Gion Matsuri festival in Kyoto, western Japan, on July 12, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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