Floating,Flashing,Osaka!

Sunday, October 10, 2004 from 2:00 to 6:30 pm (expected)

Midosuji Boulevard, Osaka, Japan
From Oe-bridge (in front of Osaka City Hall)
to Namba (3.3 km, 2 miles)

10,000 in 2003 (88 performing units)

1,200,000 in 2003

FLOATS: Display floats, Music / Announcement Cars
MARCHING UNITS: Marching bands, Baton twirlers, Drum and fife bands
OTHER PERFORMING UNITS: Local festival groups of Japan
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Festivals and performing arts from foreign countries
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Japanese folk dance groups
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Children's Mikoshi (portable shrines)

(Details are to be arranged and subject to major changes)
PARADE EVE FESTIVAL (Float Preview)
(Saturday, October 9 at Ogimachi Park, Kita-ku, Osaka City)
NAKANOSHIMA RIVERSIDE FESTIVAL 2004
(From Friday, October 8 to Sunday, October 10 at Osaka City Central Public Hall)
THE INTERNATIONAL MARCHING BAND FESTIVAL
(Monday, October 11 at the Expo '70 Commemoration Park)

Parade Department
Osaka 21st Century Association
Hotel Osaka Castle 4th Floor
1-1 Temmabashikyomachi　Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-0032
Tel: +81-6-6942-2007　　Fax: +81-6-6942-5945