The Chichibu Night Festival, which has roots stretching more than 1,000 years, is one of three famous Japanese festivals to feature huge floats, which can top 23 feet and weigh up to 15 tons.

The Chichibu Night Festival, which has roots stretching more than 1,000 years, is one of three famous Japanese festivals to feature huge floats, which can top 7 meters (23 feet) ...

The Chichibu Night Festival, which has roots stretching more than 1,000 years, is one of three famous Japanese festivals to feature huge floats, which can top 7 meters (23 feet) ...

Chichibu in Saitama Prefecture is a charming, rustic spot not far from Tokyo. It is known for its hundreds of annual festivals. These include the Chichibu Night Festival, as well as one that ...

Together with Kyoto’s Gion and Saitama’s Chichibu Night Festival, Gifu Prefecture’s Takayama Spring Festival is considered one of the three most beautiful festivals in the country. Head to ...

The Chichibu Night Festival, registered by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage, lights up the western Saitama city every winter with a parade of massive floats and a stunning fireworks display.

In this Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, photo, men stand on top of a lantern-covered float as fireworks light up the sky during the Chichibu Night Festival in Chichibu, north of Tokyo, Japan.

CHICHIBU, Japan (AP) - As fireworks light up the winter night, scores of men, women and teenagers crying “washoi, washoi” haul the last of six towering, lantern-covered floats up a small hill ...

The Chichibu Night Festival, which has roots stretching more than 1,000 years, is one of three famous Japanese festivals to feature huge floats, which can top 7 meters (23 feet) ...