'Mud Festival' held in Kochi

'Mud Festival' held in Kochi

KOCHI, Japan - A young girl puts mud on a man's face during the "Doronko Matsuri" (Mud Festival) at the Wakamiya Hachimangu Shinto shrine in the city of Kochi on April 5, 2014. Participants of the festival wish for good health and a good harvest.

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