The giants floats of Nebuta Matsuri are pulled through the city by teams of exhausted looking men. On the final day of the festival the parade took place in the middle of the day, and as you might expect at 1pm on a sunny August afternoon it was blisteringly hot.

Nebuta Matsuri Floats, Aomori City, Japan

Nebuta Matsuri Floats, Aomori City, Japan

Musicians accompanied the floats and were likewise melting in the sun. I got a few shots and then retreated to the shade, and air conditioning,  of a museum.

Nebuta Matsuri Musician, Aomori City, Japan