'Kasahoko' ritual in Wakayama Pref.

'Kasahoko' ritual in Wakayama Pref.

HASHIMOTO, Japan - The 300-year-old "kasahoko" ritual praying for good harvest takes place at Kosawaitsukushima shrine in Kudoyama Town, Wakayama Prefecture, on Aug. 16, 2014.

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