Head over to my man The Atomic Yak's blog for great pictures of the Sagicho Matsuri- the festival I mentioned involving parade floats and fiery violence- as well as some good shots of the rest of the Foreign Legionnaires. The Yak's sceptred-isle honed photography skills far outweigh my own- and the volume of shots he has is nigh unto alarming. Check it out- unless the concept of all-singing, all-dancing, all-burning giant sculpture borne on the backs of drag queens fails to capture your imagination.
If that is the case, I weep for what's left of your sense of wonder.