Photos Go to article Photos In Photos: 1,000 dancers use lanterns to light up Kumamoto festival Image 1 of 7 August 17, 2017 Women with lanterns on their heads dance in Yamaga, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 16, 2017. (Mainichi) Women with lanterns on their heads dance in Yamaga, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 16, 2017. (Mainichi) Women with lanterns dance around a wooden stage at Yamaga, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 16, 2017. (Mainichi) Women with lanterns dance gracefully in Yamaga, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 16, 2017. (Mainichi) Women with lanterns on their heads dance in Yamaga, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 16, 2017. (Mainichi) One thousand women dance around a wooden stage at Yamaga, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 16, 2017. (Mainichi) One thousand women dance around a wooden stage at Yamaga, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 16, 2017. (Mainichi) Women with lanterns on their heads dance in Yamaga, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 16, 2017. (Mainichi)