Annual 'hozuki' plant fair opens in Tokyo's Asakusa

Annual 'hozuki' plant fair opens in Tokyo's Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan - A fair at which ''hozuki,'' or Chinese lantern plants, are sold opens at Tokyo's Sensoji Temple, or more popularly known as the Asakusa Kannon Temple, on July 9. The two-day fair, which marks the coming of summer, is expected to draw some 400,000 visitors.

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