Very windy but dry day. Took a walk along the waterfront to the ASPAM building, which has an observation deck on floor 13. Lots of market /craft stalls on the ground floor, including vintage silk and cotton kimonos for less than £10!

Headed off then to the Nebuta Warasse Museum. Which is dedicated to the famous Nebuta Matsuri Festival, which is held annually in early August. The museum is housed in a unique building covered in red metal slats. Five floats are on display and there was a film showing how they are made from wire frames, covered in paper and hand painted. Lights are put inside as the floats are meant to be lamps, though on a grand scale. They cost around £50k, weighed 4 tonne, balanced on a set of wheels and required 30 people to push and move the float, directed by the lead person holding a fan at the front.

About 20+ floats each year which are paraded for 5 nights and one day accompanied by dancers and musicians.

Very interesting and tremendous detail on the floats.

Our last stop was a shrine, with some cherry blossom, lots of huge fish and a few tori gates in the middle of the city.