Kamakura Festival to be held in Akita

Kamakura Festival to be held in Akita

YOKOTE, Japan - More than 100 igloo-like snow huts called ''kamakura'' are built in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, with candles shining inside on Feb. 14, one day before the two-day Kamakura Festival begins. Children will chat and play around braziers in the huts during the festival which is expected to draw more than 300,000 visitors. (Kyodo)

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