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Author:Tim Boyle, Issue: September 2003, Topic: Events
Tsukuba has two major festival each year, the International Fair in May, and the "Matsuri Tsukuba" on the first weekend in September (this year Sept 6-7). The fall event centers around a major parade on Saturday evening along Tsuchiura-Gakuen Sen in the center of town between Nishi Odori and Higashi Odori. A number of spectacular "Nebuta" floats will be paraded along the route first towards the west and then back along the other side of the road to the East and back again. The "Nebuta" floats are brought out after it has gotten dark so that the internal lights glow brightly. Basically made of thin strips of wood covered with colorful paper, lights inside the floats shine through to make a spectacular impression.
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In order to get a good view, you should try to pick out a spot fairly early, around 5 pm or so. A number of interesting groups proceed along the parade route as a preliminary to the unveiling of the Nebuta floats at dusk. Along the bicycle path between the Expo Center and Takezono Park, numerous vendors sell the typical carnival items, and so you can even get your dinner before the main event.
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