This is one of those festivals that I cant believe it took me so long to make it to. Hundreds of floats are paraded through the streets of Aomori, these floats are made of some kind of wire frame, covered with paper that appears to be hand painted, and lit from inside with 100′s of light bulbs. I’ve seen loads of photos of this festival, but photos dont do it justice as photos of the floats always look flat, but the floats are made as 3D wire sculptures, very elaborate and beautiful. They are very heavy and pushed by hand, and sometimes they end up going into the crowd, despite the team who controls them trying to stop them.