Samurai promote tourism in northeastern Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - Groups of men clad in traditional samurai armor pose during a promotional event at the Nagoya castle in Aichi Prefecture on Sept. 11, 2010 to attract tourists to Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, and other parts of northeastern Japan.

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