Floats at Takayama festa in Gifu Pref.

Floats at Takayama festa in Gifu Pref.

GIFU, Japan - Photo shows "yatai" floats with about 100 lit lanterns hung on each one on parade in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on the night of Oct. 9, 2014, during the Takayama Autumn Festival, an important intangible folk cultural property in Japan.

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  • 2014/10/09 00:00:00
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