Japanese carnival opens with performances in H.K.

Japanese carnival opens with performances in H.K.

Hong Kong, - 'Kagura,' old-style Japanese music and dancing, is performed with an eight-headed giant snake at a former British army base in Hong Kong on Oct. 30, as part of a Japanese carnival in the former British colony. Performance groups invited from Japan staged displays including a ryukyuan dance and an Ultraman show.

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