Visitors enjoy hanging decorations at poet Hakushu's birthplace

FUKUOKA, Japan - Visitors enjoy the traditional hanging decorations of Yanagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in a room of the house where Japanese poet Hakushu Kitahara (1885-1942) was born, during a festival on Feb. 10, 2014. The festival, featuring colorful decorations at more than 40 locations in Yanagawa, runs through April 3.

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