"And we'll all float on, ok"
- Modest Mouse
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Wednesday, August 6th 2008
I was lucky enough to arrive in Aomori-shi on the final day of the Aomori-Nebuta parade. It`s touted as one of Japan`s biggest festivals, and the thousands of spectators lining the streets asserted that notion. Having just arrived I was still pleasantly shocked to find myself as only one among two `white people` at the festival. Awesome!
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Nebuta floats are pushed and carried by dozens of volunteers. Using one central wheel, float transporters often spin the dazzling float in circles.
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Local students perform their instruments.
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Many of the floats feature Japanese mythological figures and tell a story.
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The floats are stored in giant tents near the bay harbor.
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