Decorations hung at poet Hakushu's birthplace in Fukuoka

Decorations hung at poet Hakushu's birthplace in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - Numerous traditional hanging decorations of Yanagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, are placed in a room of the house where Japanese poet Hakushu Kitahara (1885-1942) was born, as part of a festival on Feb. 10, 2014. The festival, featuring colorful decorations at more than 40 locations in Yanagawa, runs through April 3. (Photo taken with fisheye lens)

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