Kobe citizens enjoy ''flower-pedal pictures''

Kobe citizens enjoy ''flower-pedal pictures''

KOBE, Japan - Pedestrians walking along Sannomiya Ajisai avenue in Kobe on April 19 enjoy viewing colorful pictures made with pedals from more than 1.25 million tulips. The annual event was initiated in 1997 in hopes of promoting the city's rehabilitation from the 1995 earthquake that killed more than 5,400 people.

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