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Toro-nagashi Ceremony in Tokyo
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Tokyo, Japan – Women dressed in traditional Japanese clothing row a boat between the paper lanterns to celebrate the ceremony of Toro-nagashi on July 13, 2014. Toro-nagashi is a Japanese ceremony where participants put float paper lanterns in the water to help spirits; “toro” is a Japanese word which means “lantern”, and “nagashi” means “cruise, flow”. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)

Toro-nagashi Ceremony in Tokyo
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Tokyo, Japan – Chidorigafuchi Park visitors hear the voice of the singer Minehaha, while riding in the boats between the paper lanterns to celebrate the ceremony of Toro-nagashi on July 13, 2014. According to the tradition, the lanterns represent people who have died and their spirits are sent back to the other world by floating to water. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)Toro-nagashi Ceremony in Tokyo
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Tokyo, Japan – Women dressed in traditional Japanese clothing row a boat between the paper lanterns to celebrate the ceremony of Toro-nagashi on July 13, 2014. Toro-nagashi is a Japanese ceremony where participants put float paper lanterns in the water to help spirits; “toro” is a Japanese word which means “lantern”, and “nagashi” means “cruise, flow”. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)

Toro-nagashi Ceremony in Tokyo
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Tokyo, Japan – Chidorigafuchi Park visitors hear the voice of the singer Minehaha, while riding in the boats between the paper lanterns to celebrate the ceremony of Toro-nagashi on July 13, 2014. According to the tradition, the lanterns represent people who have died and their spirits are sent back to the other world by floating to water. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)Toro-nagashi Ceremony in Tokyo
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Tokyo, Japan – Women dressed in traditional Japanese clothing row a boat between the paper lanterns to celebrate the ceremony of Toro-nagashi on July 13, 2014. Toro-nagashi is a Japanese ceremony where participants put float paper lanterns in the water to help spirits; “toro” is a Japanese word which means “lantern”, and “nagashi” means “cruise, flow”. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)

Toro-nagashi Ceremony in Tokyo
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Tokyo, Japan – Chidorigafuchi Park visitors hear the voice of the singer Minehaha, while riding in the boats between the paper lanterns to celebrate the ceremony of Toro-nagashi on July 13, 2014. According to the tradition, the lanterns represent people who have died and their spirits are sent back to the other world by floating to water. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)Toro-nagashi Ceremony in Tokyo
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Tokyo, Japan – Women dressed in traditional Japanese clothing row a boat between the paper lanterns to celebrate the ceremony of Toro-nagashi on July 13, 2014. Toro-nagashi is a Japanese ceremony where participants put float paper lanterns in the water to help spirits; “toro” is a Japanese word which means “lantern”, and “nagashi” means “cruise, flow”. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)

Toro-nagashi Ceremony in Tokyo
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Tokyo, Japan – Chidorigafuchi Park visitors hear the voice of the singer Minehaha, while riding in the boats between the paper lanterns to celebrate the ceremony of Toro-nagashi on July 13, 2014. According to the tradition, the lanterns represent people who have died and their spirits are sent back to the other world by floating to water. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)Toro-nagashi Ceremony in Tokyo
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Tokyo, Japan – Women dressed in traditional Japanese clothing row a boat between the paper lanterns to celebrate the ceremony of Toro-nagashi on July 13, 2014. Toro-nagashi is a Japanese ceremony where participants put float paper lanterns in the water to help spirits; “toro” is a Japanese word which means “lantern”, and “nagashi” means “cruise, flow”. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)

Toro-nagashi Ceremony in Tokyo
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Tokyo, Japan – Chidorigafuchi Park visitors hear the voice of the singer Minehaha, while riding in the boats between the paper lanterns to celebrate the ceremony of Toro-nagashi on July 13, 2014. According to the tradition, the lanterns represent people who have died and their spirits are sent back to the other world by floating to water. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)