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Carrying the 3-ton dragon god through the town.
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Offering a prayer while pouring water from Raiden Shrine into Kandachigaike.
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Participants open a barrel of sake in the traditional kagami-biraki (opening of the mirror) at Shirahige Shrine before the festival.
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On the day of the festival, participants decorate the body with green kumazasa bamboo plants.
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The 36-meter beast looks like a real creature as it emerges from the trees.
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The dragon god enters the pond in the climax of the festival.
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Participants rush to grab parts of the dismantled dragon god.
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