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 Nebuta Festival in Aomori Japan (Loving Japan reason #6) 
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Hey hey,

Just got back from a magical trip up to Aomori to see the Nebuta festival.
The core of this festival are these large paper floats depicting epic mythical battles.
They light them up and pull them through the narrow streets of the town, accompanied
by crazy drumming, chanting and dancing.

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an overwhelming number of pix available here

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The colors, patterns, and artistic craftsmanship on these floats is amazing. Thanks for all the wonderful pics!

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Damn, those are straight eye candy.
Thanks for the pics.

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Brilliant pics, really beautiful. Must be staggering in person.
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Whoa. So beautiful - thanks for sharing!

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Wish they had floats like that in the macy's parade. sounds like fun times.

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wow, they look amazing - thanks a lot for sharing
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