Andon are huge floats made primarily out of timber and paper (with some extras) that get lit up from the inside and are paraded by Andon teams during festival parades.
The floats are either dragged or carried, and if you chance upon the appropriate festival, you can see them crashing head-on into each other in a battle of the strongest (as in Numata, as small town a short distance south west of Asahikawa).
When you consider the fact that andon are carried or dragged, please note that at some festivals they can measure 7m high x 12m long x 3m wide and can weigh up to 5 tons.
Very impressive indeed.
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