Lantern performance derived from Akita fascinates spectators
YONAGO, Tottori (ANN/THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN) – Arrays of lanterns on bamboo poles dazzled spectators as bearers hoisted them in August at the Yonago Gaina Festival in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture. Gaina means “big” in the local dialect, and the term applies to the festival as well: Some poles were 10 metres tall with 46 lanterns attached […]