Japan's Nebuta Festival features eye-catching lantern floats

The Nebuta floats, massive warrior figure lantern floats inspired by Japanese folklore and local myths, being paraded through the city of Aomori in northern Japan on Friday, August 2, 2019, as part of the local Nebuta Festival celebrations. Held each year from August 2-7, the summer festival is among the three largest festivals in the Tohoku region of Japan. [Photo: The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images via IC]