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