Man dies from being hit by float at Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival

Its weight is more than one ton, of course it can be dangerous if not handled properly.

https://www.japan.travel/en/spot/269/

No photo of this float? I have no idea what is that piece.

No picture? No cause of death? I participated in that event. (1998) The weight is evenly distributed and we trained for the race. How was he "hit"?

What lame news article. So little information.

Is the English completely correct in this article ?

I have already seen some bad wording from Kyodo in previous articles.

5:30AM

Was that early Saturday or later Friday festivities?

I used to go to a Kenga matsuri in Toyama prefecture. They hurl the floats with massive logs in the front. into each other. Usually four deaths. A person I know got a broken back from falling from the roof of one. Amazing spectical, wish I could go back.

'Float' would seem a curious choice of vocabulary for a wood structure weighing one thousand kilograms. Although the participants appear to carry the kakiyamakasa, they are actually on wheeled carts:

https://www.fun-japan.jp/en/articles/10577