Folding up lanterns |
Chatting with festival visitors |
Row of kantō lanterns |
Shirt motif of a rabbit making mochi |
Souvenir fan! |
Pre-event kantō competition near Akita Station |
Pounding the taiko |
Lifting the kantō up with a single hand |
Posing by the kantō |
Kantō lantern detail |
Placing a kantō atop the forehead |
Head balancing act in Senshū-kōen |
Kantō set upon the shoulder |
Crowd gathered to watch the competition |
Kantō bending off the hip |
Tourists watching the show |
Banners fluttering below the kantō |
Crowds gathering before the night event |
Dancers arrive at the start of the event |
Bon dancers in the procession |
Group of bon dancers out on the boulevard |
The kantō arrive |
Carrying out a kantō |
Taiko float |
Local guys pulling along a kantō |
Young boy with a small kantō |
Truck with taiko players |
Flute player in the parade |
Young boys carrying a kantō |
Lifting up the kantō |
Beginning the performance |
Kantō hoisted up by one hand |
Kantō poles across the boulevard |
View down the boulevard |
Boys getting ready for the next round |
Waiting beside a lit kantō |
The second round begins |
Re-lighting the boys' kantō after too many falls |
Flute players |
Hoisting up a kantō |
Group of kantō over the boulevard |
Pair of kantō hooked at the top |
Kantō pole with burned out lanterns |
Pair of taiko performers |