Fire brigades demonstrate traditional ladder-top stunts

TOKYO, Japan - Members of a group preserving Japanese traditional firefighting techniques celebrate the New Year by demonstrating ladder-top stunts dating back to the Edo period (1600-1868) during the annual New Year parade of fire brigades organized by the Tokyo Fire Department at Ariake district in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Jan. 6, 2010.

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