A decorated float called Kakiyama for Hakata Gion Yamakasa, a Japanese festival celebrated from the 1st until the 15th of July, is put at a commercial facility in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture on July 1, 2024. The festival is believed to be over 770 years old, and has been designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan in 1979. A ritual ceremony is held on the same day.( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )

A decorated float called Kakiyama for Hakata Gion Yamakasa, a Japanese festival celebrated from the 1st until the 15th of July, is put at a commercial facility in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture on July 1, 2024. The festival is believed to be over 770 years old, and has been designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan in 1979. A ritual ceremony is held on the same day.( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )

A decorated float called Kakiyama for Hakata Gion Yamakasa, a Japanese festival celebrated from the 1st until the 15th of July, is put at a commercial facility in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture on July 1, 2024. The festival is believed to be over 770 years old, and has been designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan in 1979. A ritual ceremony is held on the same day.( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )

A decorated float called Kakiyama for Hakata Gion Yamakasa, a Japanese festival celebrated from the 1st until the 15th of July, is put at a commercial facility in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture on July 1, 2024. The festival is believed to be over 770 years old, and has been designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan in 1979. A ritual ceremony is held on the same day.( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )

A decorated float called Kakiyama for Hakata Gion Yamakasa, a Japanese festival celebrated from the 1st until the 15th of July, is put at a commercial facility in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture on July 1, 2024. The festival is believed to be over 770 years old, and has been designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan in 1979. A ritual ceremony is held on the same day.( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )

A decorated float called Kakiyama for Hakata Gion Yamakasa, a Japanese festival celebrated from the 1st until the 15th of July, is put at a commercial facility in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture on July 1, 2024. The festival is believed to be over 770 years old, and has been designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan in 1979. A ritual ceremony is held on the same day.( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )

A decorated float called Kakiyama for Hakata Gion Yamakasa, a Japanese festival celebrated from the 1st until the 15th of July, is put at a commercial facility in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture on July 1, 2024. The festival is believed to be over 770 years old, and has been designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan in 1979. A ritual ceremony is held on the same day.( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )

A decorated float called Kakiyama for Hakata Gion Yamakasa, a Japanese festival celebrated from the 1st until the 15th of July, is put at a commercial facility in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture on July 1, 2024. The festival is believed to be over 770 years old, and has been designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan in 1979. A ritual ceremony is held on the same day.( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )

A decorated float called Kakiyama for Hakata Gion Yamakasa, a Japanese festival celebrated from the 1st until the 15th of July, is put at a commercial facility in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture on July 1, 2024. The festival is believed to be over 770 years old, and has been designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan in 1979. A ritual ceremony is held on the same day.( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )

A decorated float called Kakiyama for Hakata Gion Yamakasa, a Japanese festival celebrated from the 1st until the 15th of July, is put at a commercial facility in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture on July 1, 2024. The festival is believed to be over 770 years old, and has been designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan in 1979. A ritual ceremony is held on the same day.( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )

A decorated float called Kakiyama for Hakata Gion Yamakasa, a Japanese festival celebrated from the 1st until the 15th of July, is put at a commercial facility in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture on July 1, 2024. The festival is believed to be over 770 years old, and has been designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan in 1979. A ritual ceremony is held on the same day.( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )