Nebuta parade at Matsuri Tsukuba

Hi all,

This is Kouichirou Eto. I'm living in Tsukuba.
Usually, Tsukuba is a very quiet city,
but Tsukuba becomes very noisy city at two days in a year.
"Matsuri Tsukuba" is the largest summer festival in Tsukuba.
The festival will be held from 8/28(Sat), today, to 8/29(Sun).

The highlight of the event is "Nebuta".
Nebuta is a kind of statue built with paper and wireframe.
It's a cultural heritage in Aomori, north side of Japan,
but Tsukuba city rent them from Aomori.
http://blog.alientimes.org/2010/08/tsukubas-very-own-nebuta-parade-at-this-weekends-matsuri-tsukuba-festival/
http://tsukubamom.blogspot.com/2010/08/matsuri-tsukuba-2010.html
http://tsukuba.wikia.com/wiki/Matsuri_Tsukuba
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Matsuri+Tsukuba

This is a time table of Nebuta parade.

• 8/28(Sat) 17:30-20:30
• 8/29(Sun) 17:00-19:30

If you are interested in Japanese traditional festival,
check Matsuri Tsukuba.

Best Regards,
Kouichirou Eto