Lolita fashion contest in Shimotsuma

MITO, Japan - Entrants in a ''Lolita fashion'' contest in Shimotsuma, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Oct. 23, 2011, line up on stage. The city northeast of Tokyo was the location for the 2004 movie ''Shimotsuma Monogatari'' (Shimotsuma Story), released overseas with the title ''Kamikaze Girls,'' which features a Lolita fashion-wearing heroine.

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MITO, Japan - Yui Hosokawa smiles after winning a ''Lolita fashion'' contest in Shimotsuma, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Oct. 23, 2011. The city northeast of Tokyo was the location for the 2004 movie ''Shimotsuma Monogatari'' (Shimotsuma Story), released overseas with the title ''Kamikaze Girls,'' which features a Lolita fashion-wearing heroine. (Kyodo)

Lolita fashion contest in Shimotsuma

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