Water-splashing event in Japan

Water-splashing event in Japan

Performers donning bird-shaped straw capes walk down a street during the Kasedori water-splashing festival in Kaminoyama, Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 11, 2023, to pray for business success and protection from fire.

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