Horses greet tourists at Japan airport

Horses greet tourists at Japan airport

KUSHIRO, Japan - A girl smiles while riding on a pony during a tourist event at Kushiro airport in Hokkaido on Nov. 23, 2009. A group of horse riding enthusiasts brought six horses to the airport in a bid to highlight the city's history of horse breeding.

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