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More of those lovely lanterns at the beer tent. The guys running the tent gave me free oden--yum!

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After the taiko fight, they bring the torch into the shrine, out and down to the river, back into the...

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This shirt kept drawing my surprized attention all night.

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Vineeth and Laura with some locals, displaying the burnt torch bits they salvaged from the torch. These...

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The white paper in the foreground goes by the Japanese name for diaper, because it is meant to keep the shrine clean.

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A bare bulb in the food tent.

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A close up of the inspector

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The torch was set down while everyone watched the Taiko fights. A man inspected it for stability before it was carried into the shrine.

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There was a lot of red and green light at the festival. These are the lanterns from yet another perspective

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The taiko teams fighting.

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These lanterns were hung about the yard next to the shrine. That's a food and beer tent.

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These bells hung from the roof of the shrine entrance.

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These guys are beating their drum as they follow the torch. We're approaching the taiko fight in the square. Gambatte!

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These guys were at the 2nd party we went to. I have a feeling they were part of the old boys' club in...

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Watch out! Another view from a torch-bearer's POV.

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More men with small torches. I walked alongside these guys for most of the trip to the shrine, and I...

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This man looked so stalwart...

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This picture really conveys the crazy, tipsy excitement of being let in on the secret of Hachimanguu Taisai.

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