At about 6pm we bundled up and headed to the waterfront (the red bridge along the river) to see the winter matsuri. Kakunodate is known for the fire element of their winter matsuri (festival). We walked to the bridge, and even from a block away we could see the warm glow of the bonfires lit along the river. We crossed partially over the bridge to get a good vantage point of the fires along the water. There was a giant […]

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