Tohoku Kizuna Festival in Sendai

Tohoku Kizuna Festival in Sendai

Men of the Akita Kanto Festival troupe hold up poles decorated with paper lanterns as they march through a street in Sendai on June 11, 2017 during the Tohoku Kizuna Festival. The six festival groups representing six prefectures in the Tohoku region, northeastern Japan, took part in the event aimed at revitalizing the areas following the devastating quake and tsunami in 2011. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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