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| Matthew Haswell | profile | all galleries >> Japan 日本 >> Japanese Festivals 日本の祭り >> Hirokōji Natsu Matsuri in Nagoya 広小路夏祭り | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 Pouting girl next to candied fruit stand |
 Preparing for the parade at Asahi-jinja |
 Attendant looking hot |
 Out comes the taiko. . . |
 . . .followed by more participants |
 Mikoshi girls and porters exiting the shrine |
 Banner-carrying participant |
 Riding out on the dragon mikoshi |
 Spectator girls in jinbei |
 Parading down Hirokoji-dōri |
 Float girls taking a break |
 Mikoshi girls striking a pose |
 Mikoshi attendants resting in a lull |
 Nagoya City Fire Bureau Band |
 Flag girls in the marching band |
 Along comes the brass |
 Baton wielders |
 Mini-taiko player |
 Mitsukoshi lion float |
 Stage girls atop the Mitsukoshi float |
 A taste of Paris in the parade |
 Festive folks on Hirokōji |
 Okinawan-style boat in the parade |
 Bon dancing group waiting to proceed |
 French maids on the Parisian float |
 Bon dancers starting down the street |
 Typical tacky yatai toys |
 Cotton candy stand |
 Yukata-clad spectators having beers |
 Bon dance on Hirokōji-dōri |
 Another group of Bon dancers |
 Taiko performance |
 Setting up a kantō pole |
 Leading group of Bon dancers |
 Dancers in Awa-odori dress |
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