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Floats parade in Kyoto's Gion Festival

KYOTO, Japan - Gorgeously decorated floats parade along the thoroughfare of the ancient capital city of Kyoto as the annual Gion Festival climaxes on July 17.

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Sanja Festival in Tokyo's Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan - People crowd the premises of Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Asakusa on May 15 as the annual Sanja Festival, one of the metropols' three major festivals dating back to the Edo period (1600-1865), climaxes with a parade of some 100 mikoshi (portable shrines).

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Floats parade in Kyoto's Gion Festival

KYOTO, Japan - Gorgeously decorated floats parade along the thoroughfare of the ancient capital city of Kyoto as the annual Gion Festival climaxes on July 17. (Kyodo)

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Sanja Festival in Tokyo's Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan - People crowd the premises of Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Asakusa on May 15 as the annual Sanja Festival, one of the metropols' three major festivals dating back to the Edo period (1600-1865), climaxes with a parade of some 100 mikoshi (portable shrines). (Kyodo)