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Mount Takao Hiwatari Festival 2023

Mount Takao Hiwatari Festival 2023

General view, March 12, 2023 – Hiwatari Festival (The Fire Walking Festival) at Mount Takao in Tokyo, Japan. The Hiwatari Festival is a popular event held annually in the second […]

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Doll maker, Kyugetsu, displays samurai dolls of Japanese baseball players for the World Baseball Classic

Doll maker, Kyugetsu, displays samurai dolls of Japanese baseball players for the World Baseball Classic

March 9, 2023, Tokyo, Japan – Japanese doll maker Kyugetsu displays samurai dolls of young baseball players (L-R) Roki Sasaki of Chiba Lotte Marines pitcher, Lars Nootbaar of St. Louis […]

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“Setsubun” Bean throwing festival 2023

“Setsubun” Bean throwing festival 2023

Local celebrities throw beans during the bean-throwing ceremony at Ikegami Honmonji Temple in Tokyo, Japan on February 3, 2023. (Photo by AFLO) Setsubun is a traditional Japanese holiday that is […]

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Konomiya Naked Man Festival 2023

Konomiya Naked Man Festival 2023

FEBRUARY 3, 2023 – Men participate in the Konomiya Hadaka Matsuri, or Naked Man Festival, in Inazawa City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The festival, which dates back to A.D. 767, is […]

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Coming of Age Day 2023

Coming of Age Day 2023

January 9, 2023, Tokyo, Japan – Twenty-year-old people in colorful kimono dresses walk at Ginza fashion district in Tokyo for the Coming-of-Age Day on Monday, January 9, 2023. (Photo by […]