Kanazawa firefighters perform at New Year ceremony
Firefighters perform "Kaga Tobi" acrobatic stunts dating from the Edo period (1603-1867) on 6-meter-high ladders during an annual New Year ceremony in Kanazawa Castle Park in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2016. The role of firefighters in the Edo period was to destroy adjoining houses in order to prevent the spread of fires. (Kyodo)
==Kyodo
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- ILEA000082098
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- 2016/1/10 12:01:53
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- Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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