Here are pictures from the 55th HyaKuMaN GoKu festival which is remembering the Samurai lord who lived in the castle around 500 years ago. The family was wealthy and worth 1 million (HyaKuMaN) bushels of rice.

Miss HyaKuManGoKu finalists:

Fireman showing off. They used to climb the ladders during fires in the village so they could signal to each other their location.

The Samurai lord’s enterage of guards, family, wife and troops

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