Akita kanto matsuri(秋田竿灯まつり) is one of the three big festivals in Tohoku area which is called as Tohoku sandai matsuri(東北三大祭). It started on Aug. 3 and lasts till Aug. 6. It has about 240 years tradition and is a big event attracts more than 1,300,000 visitors every year.
Kanto (竿灯) is a pole with lanterns looks like ears of rice. The tallest one is about 12 meters long and the weight is about 50kg. Men called shashite (差し手) hold the pole with waist or shoulder or forehead according to the cheering shouts. There are 253 poles with about 10,000 lanterns parading on the main street this year.
The official WEB site is
http://www.kantou.gr.jp/english/index.htm
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