Old festival revived in tsunami-hit area

Old festival revived in tsunami-hit area

A float glows with some 400 lit candles in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 15, 2015, the day when residents of the area devastated by the 2011 killer tsunami revived a traditional festival after a 43-year hiatus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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