The 63rd Tokyo Koenji Awa-Odori
August 24, 2019, Tokyo, Japan: The 63rd Tokyo Koenji Awa-Odori Dance Festival takes place the last weekend of August. (Photo by Michael Steinebach/AFLO) August 24, 2019, Tokyo, Japan: The 63rd […]
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Fire at Kyoto Animation
ALL IMAGES BY THE MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS/AFLO. GET IN TOUCH FOR LICENSING At least 33 people died and dozens were injured after a man set fire to an animation studio in […]
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Namahage Sedo Festival at Shinzan Shrine
(All photos by Richard Atrero de Guzman/Aflo) Men dressed as Namahage or mountain demons, dressed in straw clothes and masks perform a dance during the Namahage Sedo Festival at Shinzan […]
Olympic Games, Sports, Uncategorized
Japan wins gold in Ladies’ Team Pursuit, sets Olympic record Japan wins gold in Ladies’ Team Pursuit, sets Olympic record Japan wins gold in Ladies’ Team Pursuit, sets Olympic record Japan wins gold in Ladies’ Team Pursuit, sets Olympic record Japan wins gold in Ladies’ Team Pursuit, sets Olympic record
(Photo by MATSUO.K/AFLO) Japan won gold medal in speed skating team pursuit, beating the strong Netherlands team with an Olympic record of 2 minutes 53.89 seconds. (Photo by Yohei Osada/AFLO) […]
Olympic Games, Sports, Uncategorized
Ayumu Hirano and Shaun White compete at Halfpipe Qualifying
(Photo by Yohei Osada/AFLO) Snowboarding Men’s Halfpipe Qualification took place on February 13 at Phoenix Snow Park during the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games in South Korea. Japan’s young star […]
