
Shoro Nagashi Lantern Floating Ceremony
This religious festival is loud with firecrackers and gongs, a solemn and joyous seeing-off.
This religious festival is loud with firecrackers and gongs, a solemn and joyous seeing-off.
Glowing goldfish put on a show in hopes of revitalizing this small village in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Each year, on August 6, candle-lit lanterns are set afloat on the Motoyasu River.
A parade of people balancing long, heavy poles-who wouldn't want to see that?
Picture a large lantern floating in a harbor with evening fireworks.