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Soutokuji Temple Bon Dance FestivalSoutokuji Temple Bon Dance FestivalSoutokuji Temple Bon Dance FestivalSoutokuji Temple Bon Dance Festival

Soutokuji Temple Bon Dance FestivalSoutokuji Temple Bon Dance FestivalSoutokuji Temple Bon Dance FestivalSoutokuji Temple Bon Dance Festival

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) July 17th, 2012 : Yokohama, Japan – Visitors and monks dance around the stage during the Sotokuji Temple Bon Dance […]

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Mitama Festival at Yasukuni ShrineMitama Festival at Yasukuni ShrineMitama Festival at Yasukuni ShrineMitama Festival at Yasukuni Shrine

Mitama Festival at Yasukuni ShrineMitama Festival at Yasukuni ShrineMitama Festival at Yasukuni ShrineMitama Festival at Yasukuni Shrine

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) July 14, 2012, Tokyo, Japan – A couple dressed in traditional Japanese clothing take a picture of themselves in front […]

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Japan Celebrate Tanabata FestivalJapan Celebrate Tanabata FestivalJapan Celebrate Tanabata FestivalJapan Celebrate Tanabata Festival

Japan Celebrate Tanabata FestivalJapan Celebrate Tanabata FestivalJapan Celebrate Tanabata FestivalJapan Celebrate Tanabata Festival

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) July 7th, 2012 : Tokyo, Japan – Wishes were strung on bamboos as a custom of Tanabata Festival, a traditional […]

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56th Tokyo Koenji Awaodori Dance Festival56th Tokyo Koenji Awaodori Dance Festival56th Tokyo Koenji Awaodori Dance Festival

56th Tokyo Koenji Awaodori Dance Festival56th Tokyo Koenji Awaodori Dance Festival56th Tokyo Koenji Awaodori Dance Festival

August 27, 2011: Tokyo, Japan – Performers dressed in Japanese costumes dance during the 56th Tokyo Koenji Awaodori Dance Festival. (Photo by Yumeto Yamazaki/AFLO)

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Yabusame – Japan’s Horse ArchersYabusame – Japan’s Horse ArchersYabusame – Japan’s Horse ArchersYabusame – Japan’s Horse Archers

Yabusame – Japan’s Horse ArchersYabusame – Japan’s Horse ArchersYabusame – Japan’s Horse ArchersYabusame – Japan’s Horse Archers

File Photo :  Tokyo, Japan- A Yabusame rider from Takeda-ryu rides past spectators at Yabusame horse-back archery event at Meiji shrine during celebrations for Culture Day on Nov 3, 2009.  (Photo […]