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What's this? Akita Kanto Festival photos by Philbert Ono. Held during August 3-6 in Akita.
A kanto is carried into the street to the sound of flutes and taiko drums.
At halftime, everyone took down the kanto and they moved out. Another group of kanto masters came in and the spectacle restarted. At 8:40 p.m., the main performance stopped and the spectators were invited to try their hand at the kanto for 10 minutes. At 8:50 p.m., the kanto were withdrawn from the site.
Horizontal and ground view of a kanto.
The kanto performance has also been introduced overseas. The first overseas performance was held in San Diego, California in 1976 as part of America's bicentennial celebration. Since then, kanto performances have been well-received in Australia, Hawaii, China, Italy, Germany, France, Brazil, and England.
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