Aomori Nebuta Festival begins for 6-day-run

Aomori Nebuta Festival begins for 6-day-run

AOMORI, Japan - Dancers called "haneto" dance around a large lantern float as the annual Aomori Nebuta Festival begins for a 6-day run in Aomori, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 2, 2014. According to organizers, the festival attracts as many as three million people every year.

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