►For the first time in three years, the Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival is back! On July 15th, the festival concluded with the biggest event, Oiyama.

During Oiyama, decorative 1-ton floats are raced around the city by thousands of men in traditional wear. The event officially begins at 4:59am, but an even earlier start is necessary if you want to catch all of the action.

Enjoy watching this lively event, it’s really something quite spectacular to see.

00:00 Yamakasa Intro
00:23 Walking to Kushida Jinja
03:10 Kushida Jinja
04:36 Kazariyama Decorative Float
05:25 Before the start of the race
06:40 Oiyama Start!
09:29 More sightings

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  1. Thanks for getting up so early and braving the rain so we can see this festival and race. Wish I could have been there to see it!

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