Huge paper collage made to pray for Tohoku

Huge paper collage made to pray for Tohoku

KOBE, Japan - About 700 people take part in an event in Kobe, western Japan, on Feb. 2, 2014, to complete a huge collage, 40.5 meters in length and 1.8 meters in height, using hand-ripped pieces of colored paper. The photographed part of the collage depicts (from L) the "chagu chagu umakko" horse festival in Iwate Prefecture, the famous "Miharu Takizakura" cherry tree in the town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, and the Sendai Tanabata Festival in Miyagi Prefecture. The artwork was recognized as a world record by the Guinness World Records.

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  • ILEA001217751
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  • 2014/2/02 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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  • 2014 Kyodo News
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