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Matthew Haswell | profile | all galleries >> Japan 日本 >> Japanese Festivals 日本の祭り >> Naha Matsuri 那覇祭り tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Aomori Nebuta Matsuri 青森ねぶた祭 | Hirosaki Neputa Matsuri 弘前ねぷた祭 | Goshogawara Tachineputa Matsuri 五所川原立佞武多 | Akita Kantō Matsuri 秋田竿燈祭 | Nagoya Matsuri 名古屋祭り | Hirokōji Natsu Matsuri in Nagoya 広小路夏祭り | Arimatsu Shibori Matsuri 有松絞り祭 | Hime-no-miya Matsuri in Inuyama 犬山の姫の宮祭り | Hōnen Matsuri in Komaki 小牧の豊年祭 | Ichinomiya Tanabata Matsuri 一宮七夕祭り | Hikone-jō Matsuri 彦根城祭り | Tottori Shan Shan Matsuri 鳥取しゃんしゃん祭 | Hirado Jangara Matsuri 平戸ジャンガラ祭 | Naha Matsuri 那覇祭り

Naha Matsuri 那覇祭り

A few photos taken during the October 2006 festival.
Selling festival balloons
Selling festival balloons		 Carrying a festival float in the parade
Carrying a festival float in the parade		 Children lead a traditional group
Children lead a traditional group		 Lugging a not-so-obviously-heavy float
Lugging a not-so-obviously-heavy float
Rowing down the road
Rowing down the road		 Dancers from Hokkaidō
Dancers from Hokkaidō		 Children waiting to perform
Children waiting to perform		 Preparing for the big tug-of-war event
Preparing for the big tug-of-war event
Young taiko group readying for the event
Young taiko group readying for the event		 The masses await the tug-of-war
The masses await the tug-of-war

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