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Hakata gion yamakasa Hakata gion yamakasa is a festival in japan. It is a resplendent and gallant summer festival with men racing through the streets while bearing 1-ton floats on their shoulders. The 1 ton floats are called yamakasa are namely, colorfull, floats for decorative purpose that are called kazariyama, and floats to be carried in the festival known as kakiyama. They are almost 10 meters tall, and are decorated with samurai or popular anime character dolls. http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/location/spot/festival/hakatagionyamakasa.html |