Dance performed at shrine in pre-spring festival in Japan

Dance performed at shrine in pre-spring festival in Japan

AOMORI, Japan - People perform a traditional dance at a Shinto shrine in the "Hachinohe Enburi" festival praying for the early advent of spring in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, on Feb. 17, 2014.

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