Competition held for piling 'geta' wooden clogs

Competition held for piling 'geta' wooden clogs

YONAGO, Japan - Participants pile up "geta" wooden clogs in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on Nov. 9, 2014, during a competition to heap up the signature footwear of a main character in the popular comic series "GeGeGe no Kitaro" authored by Shigeru Mizuki, a native of the western Japanese city.

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