1,000-year-old festival opens in Fukushima

1,000-year-old festival opens in Fukushima

SOMA, Japan - Participants of the Soma Nomaoi (Soma Wild Horse Chase), an annual festival in Fukushima Prefecture that traces its roots to 10th-century feudal Japan, offer silent prayers for those who perished in the March 11 quake and tsunami disaster, in the city of Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on July 23, 2011, the first day of the three-day event.

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