Sand dragon

SASEBO, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 5, 2013, shows a sand sculpture of a dragon at the entrance of theme park Huis Ten Bosch in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture. Sand sculptor Katsuhiko Chaen created the work using sand from Tottori Prefecture.

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