100-meter-long carp streamer

100-meter-long carp streamer

KAZO, Japan - Photo shows a 100-meter-long carp streamer flying from a giant crane over the bed of the Tone River in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, on May 3, 2013. Putting up carp streamers outside homes is a tradition around Children's Day on May 5 in Japan to wish for children's healthy growth.

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  • ILEA001182088
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  • 2013/5/03 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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  • 2013 Kyodo News
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  • 240 dpi
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