Carp streamers

MAEBASHI, Japan - A total of 6,340 carp streamers called ''koinobori'' fly over a river against a backdrop of cherry blossoms during a festival in Tatebayashi, Gunma Prefecture, on April 10, 2012. Koinobori are displayed to wish for children's happiness on Children's Day on May 5.

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