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Retro-style poster advertising a jazz festival with silhouettes of musicians playing piano Royalty Free Stock Photo

Festival float is paraded down the street. The atmosphere is lively, Royalty Free Stock Photo

On top of a festival float Royalty Free Stock Photo

Festival float and musicians Royalty Free Stock Photo

Magnificent red sea bream float at golden hour Royalty Free Stock Photo

Festival float with musicians at night Royalty Free Stock Photo

Festival float with musicians and disguised figure Royalty Free Stock Photo

Festival float with musicians and daemon at night Royalty Free Stock Photo

Participants of the Kawagoe Festival on one of the floats decorated with paper lanterns and topped by a doll. The festival with a history of more than 360 years is the major event in Koedo ("Little Edo") Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, attracting huge numbers of spectators. Beautifully decorated and very tall festival floats carrying excuisitely crafted dolls are paraded through town. In the evening musicians on the the floats compete with each other in a musical battle between floats.