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  • May 19, 2019, Chiba, Japan - Members of the South Korean girl group Fromis_9 pose for the cameras during a red carpet for the KCON 2019 Japan in Makuhari Messe Convention Center. The KCON aims to promote South Korea's culture including K-Pop, fashion, food, and tv shows in Japan. The culture festival is held from May 17 to 19.
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  • Members of the South Korean-Japanese girl group Iz One pose for the cameras during a red carpet for the KCON 2019 Japan in Makuhari Messe Convention Center. The KCON aims to promote South Korea's culture including K-Pop, fashion, food, and tv shows in Japan. The culture festival is held from May 17 to 19.
    20190517_RodrigoRMarin_KCONJPN022.JPG
  • May 18, 2019, Chiba, Japan - Members of the South Korean boy group Verivery pose for the cameras during a red carpet for the KCON 2019 Japan in Makuhari Messe Convention Center. The KCON aims to promote South Korea's culture including K-Pop, fashion, food, and tv shows in Japan. The culture festival is held from May 17 to 19.
    20190518_RodrigoRMarin_KCONJPN067.JPG
  • Visitors look at a large-scale reproduction of the Tokyo 2020 medal in Tokyo's historic Nihonbashi district. The Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage (OFCH) has opened a cultural hub ''Olympic Agora'' to celebrate the spirit of the Games in Tokyo. Olympic Agora is a collection of art installations, exhibitions, and digital attractions to experience the spirit of the Olympics from July 1 to August 15.
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  • Previous Olympic Games logos are on display in Tokyo's historic Nihonbashi district. The Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage (OFCH) has opened a cultural hub ''Olympic Agora'' to celebrate the spirit of the Games in Tokyo. Olympic Agora is a collection of art installations, exhibitions, and digital attractions to experience the spirit of the Olympics from July 1 to August 15.
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  • Pedestrians holding umbrellas walk past the Olympic Rings in Tokyo's historic Nihonbashi district. The Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage (OFCH) has opened a cultural hub ''Olympic Agora'' to celebrate the spirit of the Games in Tokyo. Olympic Agora is a collection of art installations, exhibitions, and digital attractions to experience the spirit of the Olympics from July 1 to August 15.
    20210705_RodrigoRMarin_OlympicAgora0...JPG
  • Members of the Iga Ninja group ASHURA perform at the Foreign Correspondent's Club of Japan (FCCJ) on February 22, 2017, Tokyo, Japan. The ninja group from Mie Prefecture gave an authentic demonstration of their ninja skills as part of the Ninja Nippon Project which aims to revitalize Mie's economy by attracting local and international tourism through the ninja culture. The project is supported by the Japan National Tourist Organization and includes plans to open a Ninja Academy and a Ninja Museum in 2018 in the lead-up to the 2019 Rugby World Cup and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. In Japan February 22 (2/22) is also known as Ninja Day as the Japanese word for two is pronounced Ni. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Members of the Iga Ninja group ASHURA perform at the Foreign Correspondent's Club of Japan (FCCJ) on February 22, 2017, Tokyo, Japan. The ninja group from Mie Prefecture gave an authentic demonstration of their ninja skills as part of the Ninja Nippon Project which aims to revitalize Mie's economy by attracting local and international tourism through the ninja culture. The project is supported by the Japan National Tourist Organization and includes plans to open a Ninja Academy and a Ninja Museum in 2018 in the lead-up to the 2019 Rugby World Cup and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. In Japan February 22 (2/22) is also known as Ninja Day as the Japanese word for two is pronounced Ni. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • August 25, 2019, Tokyo, Japan -  Sumo wrestlers participate in a special Grand Sumo Tournament during the ''Hakkiyoi KITTE'' event held at KITTE commercial complex. Every year, visitors came to see the matches of top-division sumo wrestlers, including grand champions (Yokozuna), in a Tokyo regional tour ''Grand Sumo Tournament at KITTE'' that is held on the final day of the event. The Hakkiyoi KITTE event promotes the sumo culture to visitors to learn and experience Japan's national sport. The event is held at KITTE commercial complex inside the Japan Post building from August 13 to 25.
    20190825_RodrigoRMarin_SumoKITTE086.JPG
  • August 25, 2019, Tokyo, Japan -  Sumo wrestlers participate in a special Grand Sumo Tournament during the ''Hakkiyoi KITTE'' event held at KITTE commercial complex. Every year, visitors came to see the matches of top-division sumo wrestlers, including grand champions (Yokozuna), in a Tokyo regional tour ''Grand Sumo Tournament at KITTE'' that is held on the final day of the event. The Hakkiyoi KITTE event promotes the sumo culture to visitors to learn and experience Japan's national sport. The event is held at KITTE commercial complex inside the Japan Post building from August 13 to 25.
    20190825_RodrigoRMarin_SumoKITTE074.JPG
  • Sumo wrestlers fight during a special Grand Sumo Tournament ''Hakkiyoi KITTE'' held at the Tokyo KITTE commercial complex located in front of Tokyo Station on August 26, 2018, Tokyo, Japan. Every year sumo wrestlers take part in a special tournament in front of Tokyo Station to promote the culture of sumo wrestling. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • April 27, 2019, Tokyo, Japan - Cosplayers pose for a photograph during the Niconico Chokaigi festival in Makuhari Messe Convention Center. The annual Niconico Chokaigi is organized by Japan's largest social video website Niconico to create Niconico's virtual world in real life. The exhibition brings together Japanese traditional culture performers, video gamers, anime creators, j-pop musicians and cosplayers. Organizers claim to attract 150,000 visitors during the two-day festival. 
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  • Murata Cheerleaders robots on display at the International Exhibition Center (INTEX Osaka) a day before starting the G20 Osaka Summit on June 27, 2019, Osaka, Japan. The EXPO 2025 promotes Japanese technologies and traditional culture during the G20 Osaka Summit that will be held on June 28 and 29.
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  • Sumo wrestlers participate in a special Grand Sumo Tournament during the ''Hakkiyoi KITTE'' event held at KITTE commercial complex. Every year, visitors came to see the matches of top-division sumo wrestlers, including grand champions (Yokozuna), in a Tokyo regional tour ''Grand Sumo Tournament at KITTE'' that is held on the final day of the event. The Hakkiyoi KITTE event promotes the sumo culture to visitors to learn and experience Japan's national sport. The event is held at KITTE commercial complex inside the Japan Post building from August 13 to 25.
    20190825_RodrigoRMarin_SumoKITTE051.JPG
  • August 25, 2019, Tokyo, Japan -  Sumo wrestlers participate in a special Grand Sumo Tournament during the ''Hakkiyoi KITTE'' event held at KITTE commercial complex. Every year, visitors came to see the matches of top-division sumo wrestlers, including grand champions (Yokozuna), in a Tokyo regional tour ''Grand Sumo Tournament at KITTE'' that is held on the final day of the event. The Hakkiyoi KITTE event promotes the sumo culture to visitors to learn and experience Japan's national sport. The event is held at KITTE commercial complex inside the Japan Post building from August 13 to 25.
    20190825_RodrigoRMarin_SumoKITTE095.JPG
  • August 25, 2019, Tokyo, Japan -  Sumo wrestlers Tamawashi Ichiro (L) and Abi Masatora (R) participate in a special Grand Sumo Tournament during the ''Hakkiyoi KITTE'' event held at KITTE commercial complex. Every year, visitors came to see the matches of top-division sumo wrestlers, including grand champions (Yokozuna), in a Tokyo regional tour ''Grand Sumo Tournament at KITTE'' that is held on the final day of the event. The Hakkiyoi KITTE event promotes the sumo culture to visitors to learn and experience Japan's national sport. The event is held at KITTE commercial complex inside the Japan Post building from August 13 to 25.
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  • A child fights versus a sumo wrestler during an exhibition before start of a special Grand Sumo Tournament held in the KITTE commercial complex located in front of Tokyo Station on August 27, 2017, Tokyo, Japan. Hakkiyoi KITTE is a sumo themed event where wrestlers take part in a special tournament to promote the culture of sumo wrestling. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • The interior of a subway train decorated with signboards for the new flexi-working campaign ''Jisa Biz'' on July 18, 2017, Tokyo, Japan. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government in collaboration with 250 companies, including Panasonic, Suntory Holdings and All Nippon Airways and local railway operators, is promoting flexible working hours under the campaign title Jisa Biz in an effort to reduce train congestion during the rush hour in the city. The campaign encourages workers and companies to change their working culture by allowing flexi-work hours and teleworking to reduce the chaotic peak-hour traffic. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • July 17, 2019, Tokyo, Japan - (L to R) Members of the comedy duo Sandwichman (Mikio Date and Takeshi Tomizawa), Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto, Yoko Satake LIXIL Corp. Corporate Director, Head of Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Promotion Division and Senior Manager of Culture Promotion Department, and Kei Nishikori Japanese tennis player, pose for the cameras during a press conference hosted by Tokyo 2020 and LIXIL Corp. to launch the ''Tokyo 2020 Recovery Monument'' project. LIXIL Corp. in collaboration with Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo University of the Arts, Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, pretend to build a monument to encourage those living in the affected areas by the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. They will write messages of thanks to all those who supported the recovery of the region, including to Japanese athletes, who will write back during the Games. The monument will be made by recycling aluminum, used before in the temporary housing provided in the disaster-hit areas.
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  • August 25, 2019, Tokyo, Japan -  Sumo wrestlers participate in a special Grand Sumo Tournament during the ''Hakkiyoi KITTE'' event held at KITTE commercial complex. Every year, visitors came to see the matches of top-division sumo wrestlers, including grand champions (Yokozuna), in a Tokyo regional tour ''Grand Sumo Tournament at KITTE'' that is held on the final day of the event. The Hakkiyoi KITTE event promotes the sumo culture to visitors to learn and experience Japan's national sport. The event is held at KITTE commercial complex inside the Japan Post building from August 13 to 25.
    20190825_RodrigoRMarin_SumoKITTE090.JPG
  • August 25, 2019, Tokyo, Japan -  Sumo wrestlers Chiyomaru Kazuki (L) and Kagayaki Taishi (R) participate in a special Grand Sumo Tournament during the ''Hakkiyoi KITTE'' event held at KITTE commercial complex. Every year, visitors came to see the matches of top-division sumo wrestlers, including grand champions (Yokozuna), in a Tokyo regional tour ''Grand Sumo Tournament at KITTE'' that is held on the final day of the event. The Hakkiyoi KITTE event promotes the sumo culture to visitors to learn and experience Japan's national sport. The event is held at KITTE commercial complex inside the Japan Post building from August 13 to 25.
    20190825_RodrigoRMarin_SumoKITTE069.JPG
  • August 25, 2019, Tokyo, Japan -  Sumo wrestlers Ichinojo Takashi (L) and Enho Akira (R) participate in a special Grand Sumo Tournament during the ''Hakkiyoi KITTE'' event held at KITTE commercial complex. Every year, visitors came to see the matches of top-division sumo wrestlers, including grand champions (Yokozuna), in a Tokyo regional tour ''Grand Sumo Tournament at KITTE'' that is held on the final day of the event. The Hakkiyoi KITTE event promotes the sumo culture to visitors to learn and experience Japan's national sport. The event is held at KITTE commercial complex inside the Japan Post building from August 13 to 25.
    20190825_RodrigoRMarin_SumoKITTE050.JPG
  • August 25, 2019, Tokyo, Japan -  Sumo wrestler Hakuho Sho participates in a special Grand Sumo Tournament during the ''Hakkiyoi KITTE'' event held at KITTE commercial complex. Every year, visitors came to see the matches of top-division sumo wrestlers, including grand champions (Yokozuna), in a Tokyo regional tour ''Grand Sumo Tournament at KITTE'' that is held on the final day of the event. The Hakkiyoi KITTE event promotes the sumo culture to visitors to learn and experience Japan's national sport. The event is held at KITTE commercial complex inside the Japan Post building from August 13 to 25.
    20190825_RodrigoRMarin_SumoKITTE034.JPG
  • August 25, 2019, Tokyo, Japan -  Sumo wrestlers participate in a special Grand Sumo Tournament during the ''Hakkiyoi KITTE'' event held at KITTE commercial complex. Every year, visitors came to see the matches of top-division sumo wrestlers, including grand champions (Yokozuna), in a Tokyo regional tour ''Grand Sumo Tournament at KITTE'' that is held on the final day of the event. The Hakkiyoi KITTE event promotes the sumo culture to visitors to learn and experience Japan's national sport. The event is held at KITTE commercial complex inside the Japan Post building from August 13 to 25.
    20190825_RodrigoRMarin_SumoKITTE006.JPG
  • August 25, 2019, Tokyo, Japan -  Sumo wrestlers participate in a special Grand Sumo Tournament during the ''Hakkiyoi KITTE'' event held at KITTE commercial complex. Every year, visitors came to see the matches of top-division sumo wrestlers, including grand champions (Yokozuna), in a Tokyo regional tour ''Grand Sumo Tournament at KITTE'' that is held on the final day of the event. The Hakkiyoi KITTE event promotes the sumo culture to visitors to learn and experience Japan's national sport. The event is held at KITTE commercial complex inside the Japan Post building from August 13 to 25.
    20190825_RodrigoRMarin_SumoKITTE093.JPG
  • A subway train decorated with signboards for the new flexi-working campaign ''Jisa Biz'' arrives at Shibuya Station on July 18, 2017, Tokyo, Japan. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government in collaboration with 250 companies, including Panasonic, Suntory Holdings and All Nippon Airways and local railway operators, is promoting flexible working hours under the campaign title Jisa Biz in an effort to reduce train congestion during the rush hour in the city. The campaign encourages workers and companies to change their working culture by allowing flexi-work hours and teleworking to reduce the chaotic peak-hour traffic. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Firefighters participate in fire drills during the 63rd Bunkazai Boka Day (Cultural Property Fire Prevention Day) at Ikegami Honmonji Temple on January 26, 2017, Tokyo, Japan. Firefighters, volunteers and temple priests participated in the annual event which takes place on the Cultural Property Fire Prevention Day (January 26) in Japan. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Firefighters participate in fire drills during the 63rd Bunkazai Boka Day (Cultural Property Fire Prevention Day) at Ikegami Honmonji Temple on January 26, 2017, Tokyo, Japan. Firefighters, volunteers and temple priests participated in the annual event which takes place on the Cultural Property Fire Prevention Day (January 26) in Japan. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Firefighters participate in fire drills during the 63rd Bunkazai Boka Day (Cultural Property Fire Prevention Day) at Ikegami Honmonji Temple on January 26, 2017, Tokyo, Japan. Firefighters, volunteers and temple priests participated in the annual event which takes place on the Cultural Property Fire Prevention Day (January 26) in Japan. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
    aflo_gxta_firepreventionday004.JPG
  • (L to R) Shochiku President and CEO Jay Sakamoto, Kabuki actor Shichinosuke Nakamura, Kabuki actor Shido Nakamura and Japan Foundation President Hiroyasu Ando, pose for the cameras during a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan on April 26, 2018, Tokyo, Japan. The actors will participate in a Kabuki performance in Paris, France, as part of Japonismes 2018. Japonismes is a cultural event to commemorate the 160th anniversary of Japan-France diplomatic relations and will take place from July 2018 to February 2019. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Mayan pyramid of Chichen Itza in Mexico dominating the North Platform of Chichen Itza is the Temple of Kukulkan (a Maya feathered serpent deity similar to the Aztec Quetzalcoatl), usually referred to as El Castillo ("the castle"). This step pyramid stands about 30 meters (98 ft) high and consists of a series of nine square terraces, each approximately 2.57 meters (8.4 ft) high, with a 6-meter (20 ft) high temple upon the summit.
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  • El Caracol ("The Snail") is located to the north of Las Monjas. It is a round building on a large square platform. It gets its name from the stone spiral staircase inside. The structure, with its unusual placement on the platform and its round shape (the others are rectangular, in keeping with Maya practice), is theorized to have been a proto-observatory with doors and windows aligned to astronomical events, specifically around the path of Venus as it traverses the heavens.
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  • December 2, 2018, Chiba, Japan - Japanese fans dressed as Spider-Man pay tribute to Stan Lee's memory during the Tokyo Comic Con 2018 at Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall in Chiba. Organizers expect approx. 50,000 visitors during the third annual edition of Tokyo Comic Con which is taking place from November 30 to December 2.
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  • Tokyo Comic Con gives a memorial tribute to Stan Lee at Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall in Chiba. Organizers expect approx. 50,000 visitors during the third annual edition of Tokyo Comic Con which is taking place from November 30 to December 2.
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  • December 2, 2018, Chiba, Japan - Cosplayers dressed as Gostbusters pose for a photograph during the Tokyo Comic Con 2018 at Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall in Chiba. Organizers expect approx. 50,000 visitors during the third annual edition of Tokyo Comic Con which is taking place from November 30 to December 2.
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  • (L to R) Indian actor Rana Daggubati,  attend the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Comic Con 2018 at Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall in Chiba. Organizers expect approx. 50,000 visitors during the third annual edition of Tokyo Comic Con which is taking place from November 30 to December 2.
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  • (L to R) Director Rob Letterman, actor Justice Smith and actress Kathryn Newton, pose for the cameras during a stage greeting for the movie Pokemon Detective Pikachu during the Tokyo Comic Con 2018 at Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall in Chiba. Organizers expect approx. 50,000 visitors during the third annual edition of Tokyo Comic Con which is taking place from November 30 to December 2.
    20181130_RodrigoRMarin_tokyocomicon0...JPG
  • Mayan pyramid of Chichen Itza in Mexico dominating the North Platform of Chichen Itza is the Temple of Kukulkan (a Maya feathered serpent deity similar to the Aztec Quetzalcoatl), usually referred to as El Castillo ("the castle"). This step pyramid stands about 30 meters (98 ft) high and consists of a series of nine square terraces, each approximately 2.57 meters (8.4 ft) high, with a 6-meter (20 ft) high temple upon the summit.
    R3152x2068-00399 copy.jpg
  • A cosplayer dressed as Joker poses for a photograph during the Tokyo Comic Con 2018 at Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall in Chiba. Organizers expect approx. 50,000 visitors during the third annual edition of Tokyo Comic Con which is taking place from November 30 to December 2.
    20181130_RodrigoRMarin_tokyocomicon0...JPG
  • Participants release an enormous kite during the Giant Kite Festival in Kasukabe City. Participants flew enormous kites in prayer for a bountiful harvest from their silkworm farming. The two most giant kites weigh 800 kg (the same weight as a small car) and are 11 meters wide by 15 meters high. The celebration had occurred yearly since 1841, except during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started when a visiting Buddhist monk informed the locals that a kite was flown to pray for a plentiful harvest of silkworms. The annual festival takes place this year from May 3 through May 5 for the first time in four years.
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  • A giant kite soars during the Giant Kite Festival in Kasukabe City. Participants flew enormous kites in prayer for a bountiful harvest from their silkworm farming. The two most giant kites weigh 800 kg (the same weight as a small car) and are 11 meters wide by 15 meters high. The celebration had occurred yearly since 1841, except during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started when a visiting Buddhist monk informed the locals that a kite was flown to pray for a plentiful harvest of silkworms. The annual festival takes place this year from May 3 through May 5 for the first time in four years.
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  • Japanese Daruma dolls are seen at Takahata Fudoson Temple in Hino City. About 150 sellers gather to sell Daruma dolls without pupils painted on their eyes for people seeking good luck during the year. People color in one pupil when a wish is made or a goal set, and when the wish comes true or the goal is achieved they fill in the other pupil. At the end of the year, used Daruma dolls are returned to the temple to be burned.
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  • A giant kite soars during the Giant Kite Festival in Kasukabe City. Participants flew enormous kites in prayer for a bountiful harvest from their silkworm farming. The two most giant kites weigh 800 kg (the same weight as a small car) and are 11 meters wide by 15 meters high. The celebration had occurred yearly since 1841, except during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started when a visiting Buddhist monk informed the locals that a kite was flown to pray for a plentiful harvest of silkworms. The annual festival takes place this year from May 3 through May 5 for the first time in four years.
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  • A giant kite soars during the Giant Kite Festival in Kasukabe City. Participants flew enormous kites in prayer for a bountiful harvest from their silkworm farming. The two most giant kites weigh 800 kg (the same weight as a small car) and are 11 meters wide by 15 meters high. The celebration had occurred yearly since 1841, except during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started when a visiting Buddhist monk informed the locals that a kite was flown to pray for a plentiful harvest of silkworms. The annual festival takes place this year from May 3 through May 5 for the first time in four years.
    20230503_RodrigoRMarin_JPNGiantKiteF...JPG
  • Participants fly an enormous kite during the Giant Kite Festival in Kasukabe City. Participants flew enormous kites in prayer for a bountiful harvest from their silkworm farming. The two most giant kites weigh 800 kg (the same weight as a small car) and are 11 meters wide by 15 meters high. The celebration had occurred yearly since 1841, except during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started when a visiting Buddhist monk informed the locals that a kite was flown to pray for a plentiful harvest of silkworms. The annual festival takes place this year from May 3 through May 5 for the first time in four years.
    20230503_RodrigoRMarin_JPNGiantKiteF...JPG
  • Participants fly an enormous kite during the Giant Kite Festival in Kasukabe City. Participants flew enormous kites in prayer for a bountiful harvest from their silkworm farming. The two most giant kites weigh 800 kg (the same weight as a small car) and are 11 meters wide by 15 meters high. The celebration had occurred yearly since 1841, except during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started when a visiting Buddhist monk informed the locals that a kite was flown to pray for a plentiful harvest of silkworms. The annual festival takes place this year from May 3 through May 5 for the first time in four years.
    20230503_RodrigoRMarin_JPNGiantKiteF...JPG
  • Participants fly an enormous kite during the Giant Kite Festival in Kasukabe City. Participants flew enormous kites in prayer for a bountiful harvest from their silkworm farming. The two most giant kites weigh 800 kg (the same weight as a small car) and are 11 meters wide by 15 meters high. The celebration had occurred yearly since 1841, except during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started when a visiting Buddhist monk informed the locals that a kite was flown to pray for a plentiful harvest of silkworms. The annual festival takes place this year from May 3 through May 5 for the first time in four years.
    20230503_RodrigoRMarin_JPNGiantKiteF...JPG
  • Participants fly an enormous kite during the Giant Kite Festival in Kasukabe City. Participants flew enormous kites in prayer for a bountiful harvest from their silkworm farming. The two most giant kites weigh 800 kg (the same weight as a small car) and are 11 meters wide by 15 meters high. The celebration had occurred yearly since 1841, except during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started when a visiting Buddhist monk informed the locals that a kite was flown to pray for a plentiful harvest of silkworms. The annual festival takes place this year from May 3 through May 5 for the first time in four years.
    20230503_RodrigoRMarin_JPNGiantKiteF...JPG
  • Participants fly an enormous kite during the Giant Kite Festival in Kasukabe City. Participants flew enormous kites in prayer for a bountiful harvest from their silkworm farming. The two most giant kites weigh 800 kg (the same weight as a small car) and are 11 meters wide by 15 meters high. The celebration had occurred yearly since 1841, except during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started when a visiting Buddhist monk informed the locals that a kite was flown to pray for a plentiful harvest of silkworms. The annual festival takes place this year from May 3 through May 5 for the first time in four years.
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  • Japanese woman who does flower arrangement (Ikebana) at her studio.
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  • Japanese woman who does flower arrangement (Ikebana) at her studio.
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  • A giant kite soars during the Giant Kite Festival in Kasukabe City. Participants flew enormous kites in prayer for a bountiful harvest from their silkworm farming. The two most giant kites weigh 800 kg (the same weight as a small car) and are 11 meters wide by 15 meters high. The celebration had occurred yearly since 1841, except during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started when a visiting Buddhist monk informed the locals that a kite was flown to pray for a plentiful harvest of silkworms. The annual festival takes place this year from May 3 through May 5 for the first time in four years.
    20230503_RodrigoRMarin_JPNGiantKiteF...JPG
  • Participants fly an enormous kite during the Giant Kite Festival in Kasukabe City. Participants flew enormous kites in prayer for a bountiful harvest from their silkworm farming. The two most giant kites weigh 800 kg (the same weight as a small car) and are 11 meters wide by 15 meters high. The celebration had occurred yearly since 1841, except during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started when a visiting Buddhist monk informed the locals that a kite was flown to pray for a plentiful harvest of silkworms. The annual festival takes place this year from May 3 through May 5 for the first time in four years.
    20230503_RodrigoRMarin_JPNGiantKiteF...JPG
  • A giant kite soars during the Giant Kite Festival in Kasukabe City. Participants flew enormous kites in prayer for a bountiful harvest from their silkworm farming. The two most giant kites weigh 800 kg (the same weight as a small car) and are 11 meters wide by 15 meters high. The celebration had occurred yearly since 1841, except during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started when a visiting Buddhist monk informed the locals that a kite was flown to pray for a plentiful harvest of silkworms. The annual festival takes place this year from May 3 through May 5 for the first time in four years.
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  • Participants fly an enormous kite during the Giant Kite Festival in Kasukabe City. Participants flew enormous kites in prayer for a bountiful harvest from their silkworm farming. The two most giant kites weigh 800 kg (the same weight as a small car) and are 11 meters wide by 15 meters high. The celebration had occurred yearly since 1841, except during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started when a visiting Buddhist monk informed the locals that a kite was flown to pray for a plentiful harvest of silkworms. The annual festival takes place this year from May 3 through May 5 for the first time in four years.
    20230503_RodrigoRMarin_JPNGiantKiteF...JPG
  • Participants fly an enormous kite during the Giant Kite Festival in Kasukabe City. Participants flew enormous kites in prayer for a bountiful harvest from their silkworm farming. The two most giant kites weigh 800 kg (the same weight as a small car) and are 11 meters wide by 15 meters high. The celebration had occurred yearly since 1841, except during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started when a visiting Buddhist monk informed the locals that a kite was flown to pray for a plentiful harvest of silkworms. The annual festival takes place this year from May 3 through May 5 for the first time in four years.
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  • Participants fly an enormous kite during the Giant Kite Festival in Kasukabe City. Participants flew enormous kites in prayer for a bountiful harvest from their silkworm farming. The two most giant kites weigh 800 kg (the same weight as a small car) and are 11 meters wide by 15 meters high. The celebration had occurred yearly since 1841, except during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started when a visiting Buddhist monk informed the locals that a kite was flown to pray for a plentiful harvest of silkworms. The annual festival takes place this year from May 3 through May 5 for the first time in four years.
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  • Participants fly an enormous kite during the Giant Kite Festival in Kasukabe City. Participants flew enormous kites in prayer for a bountiful harvest from their silkworm farming. The two most giant kites weigh 800 kg (the same weight as a small car) and are 11 meters wide by 15 meters high. The celebration had occurred yearly since 1841, except during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started when a visiting Buddhist monk informed the locals that a kite was flown to pray for a plentiful harvest of silkworms. The annual festival takes place this year from May 3 through May 5 for the first time in four years.
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  • Participants fly an enormous kite during the Giant Kite Festival in Kasukabe City. Participants flew enormous kites in prayer for a bountiful harvest from their silkworm farming. The two most giant kites weigh 800 kg (the same weight as a small car) and are 11 meters wide by 15 meters high. The celebration had occurred yearly since 1841, except during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started when a visiting Buddhist monk informed the locals that a kite was flown to pray for a plentiful harvest of silkworms. The annual festival takes place this year from May 3 through May 5 for the first time in four years.
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  • A giant kite soars during the Giant Kite Festival in Kasukabe City. Participants flew enormous kites in prayer for a bountiful harvest from their silkworm farming. The two most giant kites weigh 800 kg (the same weight as a small car) and are 11 meters wide by 15 meters high. The celebration had occurred yearly since 1841, except during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started when a visiting Buddhist monk informed the locals that a kite was flown to pray for a plentiful harvest of silkworms. The annual festival takes place this year from May 3 through May 5 for the first time in four years.
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  • Participants fly an enormous kite during the Giant Kite Festival in Kasukabe City. Participants flew enormous kites in prayer for a bountiful harvest from their silkworm farming. The two most giant kites weigh 800 kg (the same weight as a small car) and are 11 meters wide by 15 meters high. The celebration had occurred yearly since 1841, except during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started when a visiting Buddhist monk informed the locals that a kite was flown to pray for a plentiful harvest of silkworms. The annual festival takes place this year from May 3 through May 5 for the first time in four years.
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  • Japanese woman who does flower arrangement (Ikebana) at her studio.
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  • Japanese woman who does flower arrangement (Ikebana) at her studio.
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  • Japanese woman who does flower arrangement (Ikebana) at her studio.
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  • Japanese woman who does flower arrangement (Ikebana) at her studio.
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  • Participants release an enormous kite during the Giant Kite Festival in Kasukabe City. Participants flew enormous kites in prayer for a bountiful harvest from their silkworm farming. The two most giant kites weigh 800 kg (the same weight as a small car) and are 11 meters wide by 15 meters high. The celebration had occurred yearly since 1841, except during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started when a visiting Buddhist monk informed the locals that a kite was flown to pray for a plentiful harvest of silkworms. The annual festival takes place this year from May 3 through May 5 for the first time in four years.
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  • A giant kite soars during the Giant Kite Festival in Kasukabe City. Participants flew enormous kites in prayer for a bountiful harvest from their silkworm farming. The two most giant kites weigh 800 kg (the same weight as a small car) and are 11 meters wide by 15 meters high. The celebration had occurred yearly since 1841, except during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started when a visiting Buddhist monk informed the locals that a kite was flown to pray for a plentiful harvest of silkworms. The annual festival takes place this year from May 3 through May 5 for the first time in four years.
    20230503_RodrigoRMarin_JPNGiantKiteF...JPG
  • Participants fly an enormous kite during the Giant Kite Festival in Kasukabe City. Participants flew enormous kites in prayer for a bountiful harvest from their silkworm farming. The two most giant kites weigh 800 kg (the same weight as a small car) and are 11 meters wide by 15 meters high. The celebration had occurred yearly since 1841, except during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started when a visiting Buddhist monk informed the locals that a kite was flown to pray for a plentiful harvest of silkworms. The annual festival takes place this year from May 3 through May 5 for the first time in four years.
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  • Participants fly an enormous kite during the Giant Kite Festival in Kasukabe City. Participants flew enormous kites in prayer for a bountiful harvest from their silkworm farming. The two most giant kites weigh 800 kg (the same weight as a small car) and are 11 meters wide by 15 meters high. The celebration had occurred yearly since 1841, except during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started when a visiting Buddhist monk informed the locals that a kite was flown to pray for a plentiful harvest of silkworms. The annual festival takes place this year from May 3 through May 5 for the first time in four years.
    20230503_RodrigoRMarin_JPNGiantKiteF...JPG
  • Participants fly an enormous kite during the Giant Kite Festival in Kasukabe City. Participants flew enormous kites in prayer for a bountiful harvest from their silkworm farming. The two most giant kites weigh 800 kg (the same weight as a small car) and are 11 meters wide by 15 meters high. The celebration had occurred yearly since 1841, except during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started when a visiting Buddhist monk informed the locals that a kite was flown to pray for a plentiful harvest of silkworms. The annual festival takes place this year from May 3 through May 5 for the first time in four years.
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  • Participants fly an enormous kite during the Giant Kite Festival in Kasukabe City. Participants flew enormous kites in prayer for a bountiful harvest from their silkworm farming. The two most giant kites weigh 800 kg (the same weight as a small car) and are 11 meters wide by 15 meters high. The celebration had occurred yearly since 1841, except during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started when a visiting Buddhist monk informed the locals that a kite was flown to pray for a plentiful harvest of silkworms. The annual festival takes place this year from May 3 through May 5 for the first time in four years.
    20230503_RodrigoRMarin_JPNGiantKiteF...JPG
  • A giant kite soars during the Giant Kite Festival in Kasukabe City. Participants flew enormous kites in prayer for a bountiful harvest from their silkworm farming. The two most giant kites weigh 800 kg (the same weight as a small car) and are 11 meters wide by 15 meters high. The celebration had occurred yearly since 1841, except during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started when a visiting Buddhist monk informed the locals that a kite was flown to pray for a plentiful harvest of silkworms. The annual festival takes place this year from May 3 through May 5 for the first time in four years.
    20230503_RodrigoRMarin_JPNGiantKiteF...JPG
  • A giant kite soars during the Giant Kite Festival in Kasukabe City. Participants flew enormous kites in prayer for a bountiful harvest from their silkworm farming. The two most giant kites weigh 800 kg (the same weight as a small car) and are 11 meters wide by 15 meters high. The celebration had occurred yearly since 1841, except during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started when a visiting Buddhist monk informed the locals that a kite was flown to pray for a plentiful harvest of silkworms. The annual festival takes place this year from May 3 through May 5 for the first time in four years.
    20230503_RodrigoRMarin_JPNGiantKiteF...JPG
  • A giant kite soars during the Giant Kite Festival in Kasukabe City. Participants flew enormous kites in prayer for a bountiful harvest from their silkworm farming. The two most giant kites weigh 800 kg (the same weight as a small car) and are 11 meters wide by 15 meters high. The celebration had occurred yearly since 1841, except during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started when a visiting Buddhist monk informed the locals that a kite was flown to pray for a plentiful harvest of silkworms. The annual festival takes place this year from May 3 through May 5 for the first time in four years.
    20230503_RodrigoRMarin_JPNGiantKiteF...JPG
  • Participants fly an enormous kite during the Giant Kite Festival in Kasukabe City. Participants flew enormous kites in prayer for a bountiful harvest from their silkworm farming. The two most giant kites weigh 800 kg (the same weight as a small car) and are 11 meters wide by 15 meters high. The celebration had occurred yearly since 1841, except during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started when a visiting Buddhist monk informed the locals that a kite was flown to pray for a plentiful harvest of silkworms. The annual festival takes place this year from May 3 through May 5 for the first time in four years.
    20230503_RodrigoRMarin_JPNGiantKiteF...JPG
  • A giant kite soars during the Giant Kite Festival in Kasukabe City. Participants flew enormous kites in prayer for a bountiful harvest from their silkworm farming. The two most giant kites weigh 800 kg (the same weight as a small car) and are 11 meters wide by 15 meters high. The celebration had occurred yearly since 1841, except during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started when a visiting Buddhist monk informed the locals that a kite was flown to pray for a plentiful harvest of silkworms. The annual festival takes place this year from May 3 through May 5 for the first time in four years.
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  • A man takes pictures of a 7 meter in height doll pyramid at the Elumi Kounosu Shopping Mall in Konosu city. Approximately 1,582 Hina-ningyo (a type of Japanese doll) are on display on 31 levels of a huge pyramid at the main area of the Elumi Kounosu Shopping Mall to celebrate the Hinamatsuri also called Doll's Day or Girls' Day, which is celebrated on March 3rd. Families yearly display the dolls at home to wish for the healthy growth of girls. Konosu city is known as ''Doll Town'' for a number of factories making Japanese dolls. The exhibition is held from February 18 to March 5.
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  • February 11, 2019, Yokohama, Japan - A dragon dance troupe performs during the Lunar New Year celebrations at Yokohama's Chinatown. The Chinese New Year Festival organized in Yokohama celebrates the Lunar New Year and events are held from February 5th to 19th.
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  • July 27, 2019, Tokyo, Japan - Winners of the World Cosplay Championship 2018 (Banana Luis and Banana Ed from Mexico) perform during the World Cosplay Summit in Tokyo. The World Cosplay Summit (WCS) encourages cosplayers, or costume play, from Japan and 40 countries and regions to compete, with their costumes and performances, in the World Cosplay Championship in Nagoya to be held on August 3 and 4. Organizers claim over 1000 participants every year.
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  • August 11, 2019, Tokyo, Japan - A cosplayer poses for a photograph during the Comic Market (Comiket) 96 event in Tokyo Big Sight. Many manga fans and cosplayers lined up despite to the hot weather in Tokyo, which temperature reached 35.5 degrees Celsius, in the second day of the Comiket. The Comic Market was established in 1975 and focuses on manga, anime, gaming and cosplay. Organizers expect more than 200,000 visitors per day to attend the event which runs for fourth days until August 12.
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  • Japanese woman who does flower arrangement (Ikebana) at her studio.
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  • A booth assistant poses for a photograph during the Comic Market 94 (Comiket) event at Tokyo Big Sight on August 11, 2018, Tokyo, Japan. The annual event that began in 1975 focuses on manga, anime, game and cosplay. Organizers expect more than 500,000 visitors to attend the 3-day event. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)
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  • Participants fly an enormous kite during the Giant Kite Festival in Kasukabe City. Participants flew enormous kites in prayer for a bountiful harvest from their silkworm farming. The two most giant kites weigh 800 kg (the same weight as a small car) and are 11 meters wide by 15 meters high. The celebration had occurred yearly since 1841, except during the COVID-19 pandemic. It started when a visiting Buddhist monk informed the locals that a kite was flown to pray for a plentiful harvest of silkworms. The annual festival takes place this year from May 3 through May 5 for the first time in four years.
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  • April 20, 2019, Tokyo, Japan - A rider wearing traditional Japanese costume participates in a horseback archery ''Yabusame'' event at Sumida Park in Asakusa on April 20, 2019, Tokyo, Japan. The annual event is held in Sumida park by horseback archers aiming arrows at a target from a galloping horse.
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  • Japanese woman who does flower arrangement (Ikebana) at her studio.
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  • A sunflower in a field in Tokyo, Japan.
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  • A Japanese woman wearing white kimono enjoys the view of cherry blossoms in full bloom in Tokyo, Japan.
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  • Japanese woman wearing traditional yukata during a photo session.
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  • Grave with ofrenda for the Day of the Dead
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  • Whiskey glass marble background shiny
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  • Mezcal bottle with a splash and agave plant.
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  • Models walk down the catwalk during the 'Noh X Fashion Show' at Kanze Noh Theater on November 09, 2020, Tokyo, Japan. The NOH X Fashion Show is a combination of Japanese traditional Noh Theatre and fashion designs by Junko Koshino.
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  • February 03, 2019, Tokyo, Japan - (L to R) Japanese actor Sadao Abe, actress Charlotte Kate Fox and actor Kanji Furutachi, take part in the Setsubun festival at Naritasan Shinshoji Temple in central Narita. The annual festival is held at Naritasan Shinshoji Temple with Japanese celebrities and sumo wrestlers throwing soybeans to the people to ward off evil spirits and invite good fortune.
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  • February 13, 2019, Tokyo, Japan - Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo XI attends a news conference at The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan on February 13, 2019, Tokyo, Japan. Ebizo XI, whose real name is Takatoshi Horikoshi came to the Club to give his thoughts on how to modernizing the Kabuki while protecting its traditions.
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  • February 20, 2019, Tokyo, Japan - A 7 meter in height doll pyramid adorns the Elumi Kounosu Shopping Mall in Konosu city. Approximately 1,830 Hina-ningyo (a type of Japanese doll) are on display on 31-tiers of a huge pyramid at the main area of the Elumi Kounosu Shopping Mall to celebrate the Hinamatsuri also called Doll's Day or Girls' Day, which is celebrated on March 3rd. Families yearly display the dolls at home to wish for the healthy growth of girls. Konosu city is known as ''Doll Town'' for a number of factories making Japanese dolls. It has 380-year-old history of making dolls. The exhibition is held from February 20 to March 10.
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  • Asian woman wearing traditional Japanese kimono at Bamboo Forest.
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  • Asian woman wearing traditional Japanese kimono at Bamboo Forest.
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  • Asian woman wearing traditional Japanese kimono at Bamboo Forest.
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  • Asian woman wearing traditional Japanese kimono at Bamboo Forest.
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  • Asian woman wearing traditional Japanese kimono at Bamboo Forest.
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