Revelers carry float in Hakata Yamagasa festival

Revelers carry float in Hakata Yamagasa festival

FUKUOKA, Japan - Young men carry a decorated float called Yamagasa in the grounds of Kushida Shrine in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan at the end of Hakata Yamagasa festival July 15.

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