Giant 10m floats with 12 tiers of lanterns are paraded through the town to shouts of of “Yoitosa! Yoitosa!” in one of Fukuoka’s biggest festivals.The four floats are decorated with 12 flags during the day, but become “Pyramids of Light” with 309 paper lanterns for the night parade.
• 7/25 (Fri.) ~ 27 (Sun.) *Main demonstration on 7/26, 18:30~21:00
• Tobata area in Kitakyushu / Demonstration (7/26): in front of Tobata Ward office
• 093-871-1501
• http://tobatagion.jp
