Kirk here with old news about the Hassaku festival in Yamato-machi. Cute, huh?!

YAMATO, Kumamoto — Ten huge floats made of tree bark, pine cones and other natural materials were the main attraction of a parade that took place earlier this month in Yamato, Kumamoto Prefecture. The Otsukurimono floats, which can reach up to 5 meters tall, were paraded at the Hassaku Festival, w...