Karatsu festival attracts crowds as historic floats proceed

KARATSU, Saga Prefecture—Fourteen ornate floats accompanying portable shrines called Omikoshi paraded through the streets of the former castle town here on…

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1. Karatsu festival attracts crowds as historic floats proceed

   The Asahi Shimbun · 2026-11-04 00:00 UTC

   KARATSU, Saga Prefecture—Fourteen ornate floats accompanying portable shrines called Omikoshi paraded through the streets of the former castle town here on Nov. 3 during the annual Karatsu Kunchi autumn festival, which is a UNESCO intangible cultural asset.

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