Travel Pick: Pop Culture and Cinema in Japan Hamamatsu Kite Festival
Hamamatsu Kite Festival JAPAN HAMAMATSU • Ongoing
Hamamatsu Matsuri is a festival held in the city of Hamamatsu, in Shizuoka Prefecture. During the day there is a contest involving very large kites produced by representatives of 160 local neighborhoods. At night gorgeous festival floats called Goten Yata attract some 2 million festival visitors.