Visitors view rare ship-shaped float at Kyoto festival

Visitors view rare ship-shaped float at Kyoto festival

KYOTO, Japan - Visitors look at a float called "Ofuna Hoko" (big ship-shaped float), restored after a hiatus of 150 years, during the Gion Festival in Kyoto, western Japan, on July 21, 2014.

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