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Want to experience the thrill of a lantern festival? 🏮 The Yohtaka Andon Festival in Numata is one of Hokkaido’s top three andon (paper lantern) festivals. ✨ Over a dozen vividly colored andon floats parade through the streets, turning the town into a sleepless city for two nights. 🏮 The biggest highlight is the dramatic clash of massive lanterns—7 meters tall, 12 meters long, and weighing 5 tons! This is the only festival in Hokkaido where you can see such intense andon battles. Like this pos