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Tourists visit Senso-ji temple in Asakusa under heavy snow

Tourists visit Senso-ji temple in Asakusa under heavy snow

TOKYO, Japan - A woman poses for a photo at the Kaminarimon (Thunder Gate) of the Senso-ji temple in Asakusa, Tokyo, under a record-breaking heavy fall of snow on Feb. 8, 2014, with other tourists passing by.

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(2)Samba carnival held in Tokyo's Asakusa district

(2)Samba carnival held in Tokyo's Asakusa district

TOKYO, Japan - Dancers perform during the samba carnival in Asakusa, Tokyo, on Aug. 28.

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(1)Samba carnival held in Tokyo's Asakusa district

(1)Samba carnival held in Tokyo's Asakusa district

TOKYO, Japan - Dancers perform during the samba carnival in Asakusa, Tokyo, on Aug. 28.

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Monkey cutout displayed at Tokyo's Asakusa district

Monkey cutout displayed at Tokyo's Asakusa district

TOKYO, Japan - With the 'Year of the Monkey' beginning Jan. 1, a large monkey cutout is displayed in the 'Nakamise' shopping arcade in the Sensoji Temple compound in Asakusa, Tokyo, on Dec. 31.

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Annual 'hagoita' fair opens in Asakusa

Annual 'hagoita' fair opens in Asakusa

TOKYO, Japan - Two women examine ''hagoita'' or decorated wooden paddles, at an annual fair in Asakusa, Tokyo, on Dec. 17, the opening day of the traditional event. Hagoita are used in a game called ''Hanetsuki,'' which is played during the New Year's holidays. Some 300,000 people are expected to visit the fair before its close on Dec. 19.

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