Takayama Festival Floats, Spring Festival, Japan Editorial Image

Japanese children and adults in traditional national costumes sit on well decorated majestic floats getting ready for the street parade in Takayama town, Japan during spring festival cherry blossoms that is held every year attracting many local and foreign tourists. The Takayama Festival Floats are very old important national assets. It is said that a lot of pure gold was used as fittings in improvements from way back year 1854. It is done to pray for good harvest.