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A fearsome monster with glowing eyes is the main float at the annual Hades festival is in the spa town of Noboribetsu-onsen, 2 hours SW of Sapporo. For those hesitant about visiting Japan in 2011, a trip to Hokkaido, the northern most of the four islands, is worth considering. It offers majestic mountains, many national parks, the indigenous Ainu culture, and in late August, the Hades Festival. (Charles Osgood/for the Chicago Tribune) Bxxxxxx.1
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