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Nagoya Matsuri 名古屋祭り

An annual festival celebrating the three most famous, feudal-era lords to hail from the area: Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu. The biggest attraction of the two-day event is a procession of floats, taiko drums and traditional costumes, culminating in Nagoya's central distict of Sakae.
Dashi floats in central Sakae
Dashi floats in central Sakae		 Spectators beside a dashi float
Spectators beside a dashi float		 VIP seating
VIP seating		 Dashi float amidst the crowd
Dashi float amidst the crowd
Another float comes down the lane
Another float comes down the lane		 Locals in traditional dress leading a float
Locals in traditional dress leading a float		 Another dashi float
Another dashi float		 Final group of dashi float paraders
Final group of dashi float paraders
Kagura float
Kagura float		 Row of kagura floats on Ōtsu-dōri
Row of kagura floats on Ōtsu-dōri		 Traditionally dressed group in the kagura parade
Traditionally dressed group in the kagura parade		 Kagura float procession
Kagura float procession
Taiko player behind a kagura float
Taiko player behind a kagura float		 Kagura float and attendants
Kagura float and attendants		 Children with Nagoya castle model
Children with Nagoya castle model		 Children carrying a caterpillar palanquin
Children carrying a caterpillar palanquin
Giant frog palanquin in the mikoshi parade
Giant frog palanquin in the mikoshi parade		 Halloween-themed palanquin
Halloween-themed palanquin		 Winnie the Pooh palanquin
Winnie the Pooh palanquin		 Preparing to move another Nagoya-jō model
Preparing to move another Nagoya-jō model
Palanquin of cartoon character Miffy
Palanquin of cartoon character Miffy		 Boy in an oni-like costume
Boy in an oni-like costume		 Samurai palanquin
Samurai palanquin		 More creepy costumed kids
More creepy costumed kids
Close-up view of a costume
Close-up view of a costume		 Waving to the camera
Waving to the camera		 Sister city car for Los Angeles
Sister city car for Los Angeles		 Car for Mexico City
Car for Mexico City
Car for Nanjing
Car for Nanjing		 Car for Sydney
Car for Sydney		 Car for Torino
Car for Torino		 Sister city mascots
Sister city mascots
Nagoya Unicycling Club
Nagoya Unicycling Club		 A friendly group of unicyclists
A friendly group of unicyclists		 Green-friendly flower car
Green-friendly flower car		 Procession of dancers in traditional garb
Procession of dancers in traditional garb
Edo-period procession
Edo-period procession		 Group of marchers in feudal dress
Group of marchers in feudal dress		 Edo-period warriors
Edo-period warriors		 Mythological bird creatures
Mythological bird creatures
Bird-woman detail
Bird-woman detail		 Marcher in tengu costume
Marcher in tengu costume		 Shakuhachi procession
Shakuhachi procession		 Group of young shakuhachi players
Group of young shakuhachi players
Teenager in the musician troupe
Teenager in the musician troupe		 Float of women in period dress
Float of women in period dress		 Parade of women in traditional clothing
Parade of women in traditional clothing		 Carrying a banner down Ōtsu-dōri
Carrying a banner down Ōtsu-dōri
Attendant carrying the banner
Attendant carrying the banner		 Tall colorful banner
Tall colorful banner		 More marchers in period dress
More marchers in period dress		 Edo-period soldiers
Edo-period soldiers
Pair of women in Edo-period dress
Pair of women in Edo-period dress		 Man dressed as Oda Nobunaga
Man dressed as Oda Nobunaga		 Oda Nobunaga's wife on horseback
Oda Nobunaga's wife on horseback		 Horseback samurai
Horseback samurai
Samurai on horseback with attendants
Samurai on horseback with attendants		 Glancing samurai
Glancing samurai		 Toyotomi Hideyoshi atop a parade car
Toyotomi Hideyoshi atop a parade car		 Man dressed as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Man dressed as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Hideyoshi's wife
Hideyoshi's wife		 More costumed women in the procession
More costumed women in the procession		 Okinawan musicians
Okinawan musicians		 Tokugawa Ieyasu - the grand finale
Tokugawa Ieyasu - the grand finale

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