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Hikiyama Festival Float Exhibition Hall

TIME : 2016/2/17 14:16:24

Contains the 14 amazing floats used in the annual Karatsu Kunchi Matsuri. Floats include the Aka-jishi (Red Lion, constructed 1819), samurai helmets, and the auspicious phoenix and sea bream. There's good sign­age in English and a video shows festival scenes. It's near scenic Karatsu-jinja , the shrine that sponsors the festival.