By SHINTARO SHIIKI/ Staff Writer
July 15, 2022 at 18:10 JST
The No. 7 Yamakasa float of the Chiyo Nagare is carried through the Kushidajinja shrine grounds in Hakata Ward in Fukuoka at 5:30 a.m. on July 15. (Tadashi Mizowaki)
FUKUOKA--The Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival reached its grand finale on the morning of July 15, with massive and colorfully decorated floats racing through an approximate 5-kilometer course through the city streets here. [Read More]
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