Daruma burning ceremony at Dairyuji temple in Gifu
Buddhist monks performed a ritual at the start of a daruma kuyo ceremony at Dairyuji, a Buddhist temple in Gifu, Japan. (JANUARY 13, 2019) (All photos by Ben Weller/AFLO) People […]
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Tuna fish sold for record 3 million USD at Toyosu fish market
(Photo by Nicolas Datiche/AFLO) President of sushi restaurant chain Sushi-Zanmai, Kiyoshi Kimura displays a 278kg bluefin tuna at his main restaurant near Tokyo’s Tsukiji fish market on January 5, 2018. […]
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Japanese emperor Akihito celebrates 85th birthday
(All photos by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO) Japanese emperor Akihito celebrated his 85th birthday on December 23 at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. The emperor will abdicate on April 30 next year, […]
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Chichibu Night Festival 2018
Chichibu Festival Yataijyoji floats go through the street of Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture on December 3, 2018. People carry a mikoshi and floats with fireworks during the Chichibu Night Festival. […]
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Tokyo’s new fish market opens in Toyosu
(All photos by Rodrigo Reyes Marin) The new Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market opened in Toyosu on October 11. The new fish market replaces the famous Tsukiji Fish Market which […]
