4-meter, 4-ton floats ram across Osaka

Suzuki Jun, YTV Camera reporter / The temperature is 40 degrees. Kishiwada Danjiri Festival test run has started.

34 danjiri floats - each over 4 meters tall and weighing more than 4 tons - roared through the streets of Osaka during the trial run for the Kishiwada Danriji Festival on September 7.

The festival has a more than 300-year-long history and has continued since the Edo Period.

The actual float festival is set to take place on September 13th and 14th.