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Tsukiji Lion Dance Festival 2023

Tsukiji Lion Dance Festival 2023

June 11 2023, Tokyo, Japan: The Tsukiji Lion Dance Festival (Shishi Matsuri) was held for the first time in four years in Tsukiji, Chuo Ward, Tokyo. Departing from Namiyoke Inari […]

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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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Harajuku Omotesando Genki Matsuri Super Yosakoi 2022

Harajuku Omotesando Genki Matsuri Super Yosakoi 2022

Stage performance, August 27, 2022, Tokyo, Japan – Event: Harajuku Omotesando Genki Matsuri Super Yosakoi 2022 at Harajuku/Omotesando, Tokyo, Japan.(Photo by Michael Steinebach/AFLO) Team dance performance, August 27, 2022, Tokyo, […]

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Oto matsuri fire festival 2020

Oto matsuri fire festival 2020

Oto-matsuri festival at Kamikura-shrine in Shingu City, Wakayama Prefecture. Click on any image below to see the full gallery. Contact us for licensing. Festival-goers holding torches gather during the Oto-matsuri festival […]

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Konomiya Hadaka Matsuri

Konomiya Hadaka Matsuri

FEBRUARY 17, 2019 – Men in loincloths gather at a shrine during the Konomiya Hadaka Matsuri, or Naked Festival, in Inazawa City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The festival, which dates to […]