'Sominsai' festival in Iwate Pref.

'Sominsai' festival in Iwate Pref.

OSHU, Japan - Men wearing traditional underwear try to snatch a bag containing amulets during ''Sominsai'' -- a festival for good harvests and health -- in Oshu, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, in the early hours of Jan. 30, 2012. (Kyodo)

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