Tourists take pictures of Mt. Fuji-shaped moss phlox plants

KOFU, Japan - Visitors to Fuji Motosuko Resort in Fuji Kawaguchiko, west of Tokyo, take pictures of moss phlox plants shaped like Mt. Fuji on May 10, 2014, against the background of the maintain recognized as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site.

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