Fan festival at western Japan shrine

Fan festival at western Japan shrine

A shrine maiden cleans large fans taken out from storage at Kumano Hayatama Shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on July 8, 2019, for display during the July 14 Ogi-tate Matsuri (fan festival.)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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