 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 |