Craftsmen prepare cloth for carp-shaped streamers

GUJO, Japan - Printing craftsmen rinse cloth sporting images of carp streamers in the chilly Yoshida River in Gujo, Gifu Prefecture, on Jan. 20 to wash away extra dye before the cloth is made into the streamers for the May 5 Children's Day.

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