Goblin-mask divers delight kids at aquarium in western Japan

Goblin-mask divers delight kids at aquarium in western Japan

Divers wearing "oni" (goblin) masks play paper-scissors-rock with kindergartners on Jan. 23, 2015, from inside a whale shark tank at the Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan in Osaka, western Japan, ahead of the "setsubun" day in early February marking the end of winter according to the old lunar calendar. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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