Hhwind said at 7:00 a.m. on Mar 1, 2008: Beautiful phictures, is it a religious festival/ procession?
Charlespop said at 10:12 a.m. on Mar 1, 2008: This is a national holiday in Japan.....a sort of Japanese July forth.....It was banned by General Douglas Macarthur and re-established in 1966 .