Kanto Festival begins in Akita

Kanto Festival begins in Akita

AKITA, Japan - Men balance ''Kanto'' -- a long bamboo pole with several horizontal ribs from which paper lanterns are hung -- at the annual Kanto Festival, which began Aug. 4 in Akita, northern Japan, in anticipation of a good harvest.

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