Massive floats paraded at southwestern Japan festival

Massive floats paraded at southwestern Japan festival

SAGA, Japan - Several massive floats made chiefly of wood and lacquer are paraded along a street in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, at the annual "Karatsu Kunchi" festival on Nov. 3, 2014.

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