Local festival features brides' procession

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - The Aizu-Tajima Gion Festival, designated as an important intangible folk culture asset, was held in Tajima, Fukushima Prefecture, on July 23, featuring a brides' procession participated in by 68 men and women, including eight foreigners.

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