Emperor takes part in tree-planting festival

Emperor takes part in tree-planting festival

OITA, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) plants a tree at the 51st annual tree-planting festival on April 23 in the town of Ono, Oita Prefecture in western Japan, with some 12,000 people taking part in the festival. A group of about 30 protesters calling the ceremony a waste of money and resources also showed up near the site of the event.

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