Carp streamers in western Japan

Carp streamers in western Japan

Some 100 "koinobori" carp-shaped streamers fly over a river in the western Japan town of Kudoyama in Wakayama Prefecture on April 9, 2023. The windsocks will be on display through Children's Day on May 5.

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