Tohoku Rokkon Festival

Tohoku Rokkon Festival

SENDAI, Japan - Drummers and dancers perform the Sansa Dance of Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, during Tohoku Rokkon (six souls) Festival in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 16, 2011, the first day of the two-day festival. The major festivals of the six prefectures in the Tohoku region, northeastern Japan, are jointly held in the hope of recovering from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

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  • ILEA000353170
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  • 2011/7/17 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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