Traditional ritual for good harvest on Amami-Oshima Island

Traditional ritual for good harvest on Amami-Oshima Island

Participants in a traditional ritual wave their hands in prayer for a good harvest on the shore of Amami-Oshima Island in Tatsugo in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 20, 2020.

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