Firefighters in Kanazawa hold annual New Year's ceremony

KANAZAWA, Japan - Members of volunteer fire companies dressed as Edo-period firefighters perform traditional acrobatic stunts on ladders during an annual New Year ceremony held by the Kanazawa City Fire Department in a park in Kanazawa on Jan. 11.

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