Carp streamers hung up at shelter near Mt. Usu

OSHAMAMBE, Japan - Carp streamers donated from across the nation are hung May 4 over a shelter in the town of Oshamambe near the 732-meter Mt. Usu volcano in southwestern Hokkaido, which has been spewing ash, steam and smoke since erupting March 31 for the first time in nearly 23 years. Carp streamers, called ''koinobori'' in Japanese, are flown outside houses on May 5 to celebrate male children and as an expression of hope for their health and prosperity.

• Product Code
• ILEA001080602

• Registered date
• 2000/5/04 00:00:00

• Credit
• Kyodo / Kyodo News Images

• Media source
• 2000 Kyodo News

• Media size
• 1864 × 1657 pixel

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• Deployment size
• 977.44(KB)*

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