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| Paul Caudill | profile | all galleries >> Kyoto, Japan - Spring and Summer of 2005 >> Hikiyama Matsuri in Nagahama | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 The old floats lined up and awaiting the day's performances. |
 Child actors being paraded down the streets of Nagahama. |
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 A detail of the stage area of the yamaboko. |
 Adorable little Shinto mini-priests. |
 Parents, helpers and the child actors scramble to prepare. |
 Sakura outside Nagahama Castle. |
 Nagahama Castle, framed by sakura. |
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 A view of the sakura from atop Nagahama Castle. |
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 Yamamoto-yama, far to the north, is obscured by industry |
 The kabuki acts underway... |
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 The crowds were thick. |
 Occasionally, helpers would dart out from the interior of the floats and help the kids adjust their cumbersome kabuki costumes. |
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 These old floats were magnificently constructed... |
 High drama aboard the deck of the yamaboko |
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 Eek! |
 After each play, the yamaboko were pulled by volunteers to a new location in the city. |
 All aboard! |
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