Nebuta Festival in Aomori begins for 6-day run

Nebuta Festival in Aomori begins for 6-day run

AOMORI, Japan - Local people dance to musical accompaniments and parade through a street on Aug. 2 in the city of Aomori with a large float, which is about nine meters in width and five meters in height and is lit from the inside, as the famous Aomori Nebuta Festival began a six-day run. About three million people are expected to visit the city to see the festival. (Kyodo)

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