Karatsu-Kunchi festival attracts spectators

Karatsu-Kunchi festival attracts spectators

KARATSU, Japan - Local people carry one of 14 huge floats during the traditional Karatsu-Kunchi festival of the Karatsu Shrine in Saga Prefecture on Nov. 3. The three-day festival ends Nov. 4.

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