 The ornate floats seen in some of the Japanese festivals, such as in the seasonal Takayama Festivals in Gifu Prefecture, are also known as "yatai".In contrast to the human-borne floats common to most Japanese festivals, they consist of elaborately-decorated wheeled carts, some of which also contain intricate mechanical puppets which perform during their procession.During the remainder of the year, several of the floats are displayed in the town's festival float museum, known as the "Yatai Kaikan" (屋台会館).