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[Breaking News]Aomori Nebuta Festival in northeastern Japan

AOMORI, Japan, Aug. 4 Kyodo - Colorful lantern floats are paraded through the streets of the northeastern Japan city of Aomori on Aug. 2, 2025, the first day of the six-day Aomori Nebuta Festival. (Kyodo)

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Aomori Nebuta Festival in northeastern Japan

Colorful lantern floats are paraded through the streets of the northeastern Japan city of Aomori on Aug. 2, 2025, the first day of the six-day Aomori Nebuta Festival.

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Aomori Nebuta Festival in northeastern Japan

Colorful lantern floats are paraded through the streets of the northeastern Japan city of Aomori on Aug. 2, 2025, the first day of the six-day Aomori Nebuta Festival.

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Tohoku Kizuna Festival in Sendai

A colorful paper lantern float from Aomori Prefecture's Nebuta summer festival is paraded through a street during the Tohoku Kizuna Festival in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 9, 2024. The event features parades involving six northeastern Japan prefectures, with the aim of revitalizing the region following the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster.

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Aomori Nebuta Festival in northeastern Japan

A colorful lantern float is paraded through the streets in the northeastern Japan city of Aomori on Aug. 2, 2023, the first day of the six-day Aomori Nebuta Festival.

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Aomori Nebuta Festival in northeastern Japan

Colorful lantern floats are paraded through the streets in the northeastern Japan city of Aomori on Aug. 2, 2023, the first day of the six-day Aomori Nebuta Festival.

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Aomori Nebuta Festival in northeastern Japan

Colorful lantern floats are paraded through the streets in the northeastern Japan city of Aomori on Aug. 2, 2023, the first day of the six-day Aomori Nebuta Festival.

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Nebuta Festival in Aomori begins for 6-day run

AOMORI, Japan - Local people dance to musical accompaniments and parade through a street on Aug. 2 in the city of Aomori with a large float, which is about nine meters in width and five meters in height and is lit from the inside, as the famous Aomori Nebuta Festival began a six-day run. About three million people are expected to visit the city to see the festival.

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Nebuta Festival in Aomori begins for 6-day run

AOMORI, Japan - Local people dance to musical accompaniments and parade through a street on Aug. 2 in the city of Aomori with a large float, which is about nine meters in width and five meters in height and is lit from the inside, as the famous Aomori Nebuta Festival began a six-day run. About three million people are expected to visit the city to see the festival.

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Nebuta Festival in Aomori begins for 6-day run

AOMORI, Japan - Local people dance to musical accompaniments and parade through a street on Aug. 2 in the city of Aomori with a large float, which is about nine meters in width and five meters in height and is lit from the inside, as the famous Aomori Nebuta Festival began a six-day run. About three million people are expected to visit the city to see the festival.

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Aomori Nebuta Festival begins for 6-day-run

AOMORI, Japan - Large lantern floats depicting human figures parade through the streets in Aomori, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 2, 2014, the first day of the six-day Aomori Nebuta Festival. The largest float called Nebuta is about nine meters wide, about five meters tall, and weighs about four tons. According to organizers, the festival attracts as many as three million people every year.

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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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'Nebuta' float for Tohoku festival

AOMORI, Japan - Aomori city officials load a "Nebuta" float onto a truck for the Tohoku Rokkon Festival on May 21, 2014. The festival will run from May 24 to 25, 2014, in Yamagata City.

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'Nebuta' artists already preparing for next year's festival

AOMORI, Japan - Male and female dancers called "haneto" sway with a large nebuta lantern produced by nebuta artist Hiroo Takenami during the Nebuta Festival on Aug. 2, 2013, in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture. (Photo by Yohei Kanasashi)

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Seoul festival features Japan performances

SEOUL, South Korea - An ''Aomori Nebuta'' float from Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, is shown during a festival in Seoul on Sept. 25, 2011. Performances from festivals in areas of Japan, including disaster-hit Tohoku region, were featured at the bilateral youth exchange event.

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Nebuta festival in Aomori

AOMORI, Japan - Large ''Nebuta'' floats proceed along a street as the Aomori Nabuta festival began in Aomori, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 2, 2011.

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Tohoku Rokkon Festival

SENDAI, Japan - Nebuta float (front) from Aomori Prefecture and ''Kanto'' lanterns (back) from Akita Prefecture are exhibited at the Sendai city office in Miyagi Prefecture on July 16, 2011, the first day of the two-day Tohoku Rokkon (six souls) Festival. The major festivals of the six prefectures in the Tohoku region, northeastern Japan, are jointly held in the hope of recovering from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Aomori Nebuta Festival

AOMORI, Japan - A large float featuring samurai warriors, covered by a vinyl sheet due to rain, proceeds down a street during the Aomori Nebuta Festival in Aomori, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 2, 2010.

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Aomori Nebuta Festival

AOMORI, Japan - A large float featuring samurai warriors, covered by a vinyl sheet due to rain, proceeds down a street during the Aomori Nebuta Festival in Aomori, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 2, 2010.

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Nebuta Festival begins in Aomori

AOMORI, Japan - A large float moves through a street in Aomiri, the capital of Aomori Prefecture, as the annual Nebuta Festival begins a six-day run on Aug. 2.

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Nebuta Festival begins in Aomori

AOMORI, Japan - A large float parades through the thoroughfare of Aomiri, capital of Aomori Prefecture, as the annual Nebuta Festival begins for a six-day run on Aug. 2.

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Nebuta Festival gets under way in Aomori

AOMORI, Japan - Tourists watch giant floats proceed along the thoroughfare of Aomori as the annual Nebuta Festival begins in the northern Japan city on Aug. 2.

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(2)Nebuta Festival begins in Aomori

AOMORI, Japan - One of giants floats is lit up as the annual ''Nebuta Festival'' gets under way in Aomori city on Aug. 2.

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(1)Nebuta Festival begins in Aomori

AOMORI, Japan - The main street of Aomori city bustles with tourists and locals as the annual ''Nebuta Festival'' gets under way.

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Nebuta Festival gets under way

AOMORI, Japan - Spectators look at large paper-made floats paraded on streets in Aomori, northern Honshu, on Aug. 2 as the famous annual ''Nebuta matsuri'' (festival) began the same day for a six-day run.

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Nebuta Festival gets under way

AOMORI, Japan - The famous ''Nebuta matsuri (festival)'' featuring large paper-made floats begins in Aomori, northern Honshu, on Aug. 2. The floats have enormous images of popular legendary characters and are lit from the inside, making them glow eerily in the dark. After the festival, they are thrown into a river or the sea as a means of sending away illness or bad fortune.

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Nebuta festival begins

AOMORI, Japan - With a giant float in the back, people enjoy the famous annual Nebuta festival that began in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, on August 2.

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Nebuta summer festival in northeastern Japan

The Nebuta summer festival, famous for its nightly parades of illuminated giant paper-made lanterns, begins in the northeastern Japan city of Aomori on Aug. 2, 2022, after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Nebuta summer festival in northeastern Japan

The Nebuta summer festival, famous for its nightly parades of illuminated giant paper-made lanterns, begins in the northeastern Japan city of Aomori on Aug. 2, 2022, after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Nebuta summer festival in northeastern Japan

The Nebuta summer festival, famous for its nightly parades of illuminated giant paper-made lanterns, begins in the northeastern Japan city of Aomori on Aug. 2, 2022, after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Nebuta summer festival in northeastern Japan

The Nebuta summer festival, famous for its nightly parades of illuminated giant paper-made lanterns, begins in the northeastern Japan city of Aomori on Aug. 2, 2022, after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Festival in LA's Little Tokyo

A "nebuta," or a lantern float from Japan's Aomori region, appears in a parade in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles on Aug. 16, 2015, during the annual Nisei Week Festival. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Festival in LA's Little Tokyo

A "nebuta," or a lantern float from Japan's Aomori region, appears in a parade in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles on Aug. 16, 2015, during the annual Nisei Week Festival. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Star Wars" nebuta float appears in Aomori

A new nebuta float themed on the "Star Wars" movie series is seen on Aug. 1, 2015, the eve of the Aomori Nebuta Festival in Aomori, northern Japan. A traditional nebuta float is seen on the right. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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6-day Aomori Nebuta Festival begins

Large lantern floats depicting human figures parade through the streets with large taiko drums, musicians and dancers in Aomori, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 2, 2015, during the Aomori Nebuta Festival. The largest float called Nebuta is about five meters tall, and weighs about four tons. The festival, which will run through Aug. 7, is expected to draw more than 2.5 million people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Nebuta" featuring Star Wars unveiled

Photo taken Aug. 1, 2015, in the northeastern Japanese city of Aomori shows "nebuta" dummy floats with a Star Wars theme. They were unveiled prior to the Nebuta Festival from Aug. 2 to Aug. 7. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Nebuta" featuring Star Wars unveiled

Photo taken Aug. 1, 2015, in the northeastern Japanese city of Aomori shows "nebuta" dummy floats with a Star Wars theme. They were unveiled prior to the Nebuta Festival from Aug. 2 to Aug. 7. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Nebuta" featuring Star Wars unveiled

Photo taken Aug. 1, 2015, in the northeastern Japanese city of Aomori shows "nebuta" dummy floats with a Star Wars theme. They were unveiled prior to the Nebuta Festival from Aug. 2 to Aug. 7. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Day celebrated at Milan expo

A Nebuta festival lantern float from Japan's Aomori Prefecture, with a wooden frame covered in brightly colored papier-mache, and "haneto" dancers parade at the food-themed Expo Milano in Milan, Italy, on July 11, 2015, as part of a Japan Day event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Day celebrated at Milan expo

A Nebuta festival lantern float from Japan's Aomori Prefecture, with a wooden frame covered in brightly colored papier-mache, is paraded at the food-themed Expo Milano in Milan, Italy, on July 11, 2015, as part of a Japan Day event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Day event at Milan expo

Italian participants in Aomori Nebuta Festival pose for a photo at the Expo Milano, a food-themed international fair in Milan, Italy, on July 11, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aomori is Japan's top festival destination

File photo taken in August 2014 shows the Nebuta festival held every summer in Aomori, northeastern Japan. A survey by a travel agency showed on July 10, 2015, that Aomori is the most popular prefecture for festivals, surpassing Kyoto Prefecture, one of the top tourist destinations in the world. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Giant 'Nebuta' float loaded onto truck for festival

Part of a giant "Nebuta" float is loaded onto a truck in the city of Aomori, northern Japan, on May 25, 2015, for participation in the Tohoku Rokkon (six souls) Festival in Akita City. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Giant 'Nebuta' float loaded onto truck for festival

Part of a giant "Nebuta" float is loaded onto a truck in the city of Aomori, northern Japan, on May 25, 2015, for participation in the Tohoku Rokkon (six souls) Festival in Akita City. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lighting gear made with festival float decorative paper proves popular

A lighting device made with paper used to decorate floats in the Aomori Nebuta Festival in Aomori, northern Japan, is shown in this file photo taken on Dec. 17, 2014. Lighting gear produced by Nebuta artists Hiroo Takenami and Shigeki Tezuka has found strong demand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lightening gear made with festival float decorative paper on show

Lighting devices made with paper used to decorate floats in the Aomori Nebuta Festival in Aomori, northern Japan are on display in this file photo taken on Dec. 17, 2014. Lighting gear produced by Nebuta artists Hiroo Takenami and Shigeki Tezuka has found strong demand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aomori Nebuta Festival shown at Tohoku Rokkon Festival

An Aomori Nebuta (lantern float) Festival parade is staged in Akita, Japan, on May 30, 2015, during the Tohoku Rokkon (six souls) Festival, featuring summer festivals of six prefectures in the Tohoku region in northeastern Japan, to pray for the recovery of the 2011 disaster-hit region. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aomori Nebuta Festival

AOMORI, Japan - A large float featuring samurai warriors, covered by a vinyl sheet due to rain, proceeds down a street during the Aomori Nebuta Festival in Aomori, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 2, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Aomori Nebuta Festival

AOMORI, Japan - A large float featuring samurai warriors, covered by a vinyl sheet due to rain, proceeds down a street during the Aomori Nebuta Festival in Aomori, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 2, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Nebuta Festival in Aomori begins for 6-day run

AOMORI, Japan - Local people dance to musical accompaniments and parade through a street on Aug. 2 in the city of Aomori with a large float, which is about nine meters in width and five meters in height and is lit from the inside, as the famous Aomori Nebuta Festival began a six-day run. About three million people are expected to visit the city to see the festival. (Kyodo)