By SHUHEI YAMASHITA/ Staff Writer
October 10, 2022 at 15:00 JST
A float decorated with "karakuri ningyo," mechanical puppets that can move and dance, offers a karakuri doll performance at Sakurayama Hachimangu shrine on Oct. 9. (Takaki Furusawa)
TAKAYAMA, Gifu Prefecture--After a hiatus of two years due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, the Autumn Takayama Festival returned to the city here featuring lavishly decorated floats and enthusiastic crowds. [Read More]
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