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Folk dance festival in Gifu

Bon Odori folk dance festival begins in Gujo, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on July 13, 2024. The summer tradition, listed as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, will run through Sept. 7, including four days of all-night street dancing from Aug. 13.

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Folk dance festival in Gifu

Bon Odori folk dance festival begins in Gujo, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on July 13, 2024. The summer tradition, listed as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, will run through Sept. 7, including four days of all-night street dancing from Aug. 13.

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All-night dancing in Gifu

The first of four days of all-night street dancing is held in the rain as part of the Gujo Odori folk dance festival in Gujo, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 13, 2023. The summer tradition was registered as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2022.

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All-night dancing in Gifu

The first of four days of all-night street dancing is held in the rain as part of the Gujo Odori folk dance festival in Gujo, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 13, 2023. The summer tradition was registered as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2022.

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All-night 'Gujo Odori' dance festival starts

GUJO, Japan - An all-night "Gujo Odori" dance festival starts on Aug. 13, 2014 in Gujo, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan. The four-day festival is designated as an important intangible folk cultural asset in the country.

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Aono takes World Cup meet for 1st win of season

GUJO, Japan - Japan's Ryo Aono performs in the men's halfpipe at a World Cup snowboarding meet at Takasu Snow Park in Gifu Prefecture on Jan. 14. Aono won his first title of the season in the event.

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Aono takes World Cup meet for 1st win of season

GUJO, Japan - Japan's Ryo Aono (C) poses for photos after winning the men's halfpipe at a World Cup snowboarding meet at Takasu Snow Park in Gifu Prefecture on Jan. 14.

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Anderson wins men's parallel giant slalom

GUJO, Japan - Jasey Jay Anderson of Canada beats out Italy's Roland Fischnaller in the final to win the men's parallel giant slalom at a snowboard World Cup event at Takasu Snow Park in Gifu Prefecture on Feb. 24.

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Fujita wins World Cup halfpipe event

GUJO, Japan - Japanese teenage snowboard rider Kazuumi Fujita competes in the men's World Cup halfpipe event at Takasu Snow Park in Gifu Prefecture on Feb. 23. Fujita earned the highest mark on his second run to win his first career World Cup halfpipe event.

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American Watanabe wins snowboard cross World Cup title

GUJO, Japan - American Graham Watanabe (R) competes in the men's snowboard cross World Cup event at Gujo Takasu Snowpark in Gifu Prefecture on Feb. 22. Watanabe, a third-generation Japanese American, won the event, followed by Norway's Stian Sivertzen and Alex Pullin of Australia.

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Craftsmen prepare cloth for carp-shaped streamers

GUJO, Japan - Printing craftsmen rinse cloth sporting images of carp streamers in the chilly Yoshida River in Gujo, Gifu Prefecture, on Jan. 20 to wash away extra dye before the cloth is made into the streamers for the May 5 Children's Day.

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(1)7 die in truck-car crash on expressway in Gifu Pref.

GUJO, Japan - A gutted car lies on the hard shoulder of an expressway in Gujo, Gifu Prefecture, on July 27. Seven people died when a truck and the car collided head-on and burst into flames in a tunnel on the expressway.

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(2)7 die in truck-car crash on expressway in Gifu Pref.

GUJO, Japan - Policemen check the scene of a traffic accident on an expressway in Gujo, Gifu Prefecture, on July 27. Seven people died when a truck and a car collided head-on and burst into flames in a two-lane tunnel.

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American Watanabe wins snowboard cross World Cup title

GUJO, Japan - American Graham Watanabe (R) competes in the men's snowboard cross World Cup event at Gujo Takasu Snowpark in Gifu Prefecture on Feb. 22. Watanabe, a third-generation Japanese American, won the event, followed by Norway's Stian Sivertzen and Alex Pullin of Australia. (Kyodo)

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Fujita wins World Cup halfpipe event

GUJO, Japan - Japanese teenage snowboard rider Kazuumi Fujita competes in the men's World Cup halfpipe event at Takasu Snow Park in Gifu Prefecture on Feb. 23. Fujita earned the highest mark on his second run to win his first career World Cup halfpipe event. (Kyodo)

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Anderson wins men's parallel giant slalom

GUJO, Japan - Jasey Jay Anderson of Canada beats out Italy's Roland Fischnaller in the final to win the men's parallel giant slalom at a snowboard World Cup event at Takasu Snow Park in Gifu Prefecture on Feb. 24. (Kyodo)

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Aono takes World Cup meet for 1st win of season

GUJO, Japan - Japan's Ryo Aono (C) poses for photos after winning the men's halfpipe at a World Cup snowboarding meet at Takasu Snow Park in Gifu Prefecture on Jan. 14. (Kyodo)

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Aono takes World Cup meet for 1st win of season

GUJO, Japan - Japan's Ryo Aono performs in the men's halfpipe at a World Cup snowboarding meet at Takasu Snow Park in Gifu Prefecture on Jan. 14. Aono won his first title of the season in the event. (Kyodo)

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(2)7 die in truck-car crash on expressway in Gifu Pref.

GUJO, Japan - Policemen check the scene of a traffic accident on an expressway in Gujo, Gifu Prefecture, on July 27. Seven people died when a truck and a car collided head-on and burst into flames in a two-lane tunnel. (Kyodo)

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Chubu Electric chief shows hydroelectric station in Gifu

Chubu Electric Power Co. President Satoru Katsuno shows off a newly-built small hydroelectric power station in Gujo in the central Japan prefecture of Gifu on July 7, 2015. The Atagi Hydroelectric Power Station started commercial operation the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Craftsmen prepare cloth for carp-shaped streamers

GUJO, Japan - Printing craftsmen rinse cloth sporting images of carp streamers in the chilly Yoshida River in Gujo, Gifu Prefecture, on Jan. 20 to wash away extra dye before the cloth is made into the streamers for the May 5 Children's Day. (Kyodo)

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All-night 'Gujo Odori' dance festival starts

GUJO, Japan - An all-night "Gujo Odori" dance festival starts on Aug. 13, 2014 in Gujo, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan. The four-day festival is designated as an important intangible folk cultural asset in the country. (Kyodo)

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"Bon" dance festival near Statue of Liberty

People perform Gujo Odori, a Japanese Buddhist custom "Bon" midsummer dance in Japan's Gifu Prefecture, during a two-day festival on Governors Island in New York near the Statue of Liberty on Aug. 30, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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End of Japan's Heisei Era

People dance in celebration of Japan's imperial succession during the Gujo festival in Gifu Prefecture, which was held unseasonably on April 30, 2019. Emperor Akihito abdicates the same day and his elder son Crown Prince Naruhito is set to ascend the throne the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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End of Japan's Heisei Era

People dance in celebration of Japan's imperial succession during the Gujo festival in Gifu Prefecture, which was held unseasonably on April 30, 2019. Emperor Akihito abdicates the same day and his elder son Crown Prince Naruhito is set to ascend the throne the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(1)7 die in truck-car crash on expressway in Gifu Pref.

GUJO, Japan - A gutted car lies on the hard shoulder of an expressway in Gujo, Gifu Prefecture, on July 27. Seven people died when a truck and the car collided head-on and burst into flames in a tunnel on the expressway. (Kyodo)