Shanghai World Expo

Shanghai World Expo

SHANGHAI, China - Women in traditional Japanese attire perform the ''Owara Kaze no Bon'' (Dance of the Wind) during an event organized by the Toyama prefectural government of Japan at the country's pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo site on May 8, 2010.

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  • 2010/5/08 00:00:00
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