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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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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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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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Water-splashing festival in Yamagata Pref.

YAMAGATA, Japan - People in Kaminoyama, Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, splash cold water onto a procession of youngsters dressed in traditional straw coats during the "Kasedori Festival" to pray for prosperity and fire prevention on Feb. 11, 2014.

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Water-splashing festival in Yamagata Pref.

YAMAGATA, Japan - Participants dressed in traditional straw coats dance to taiko drumming during the "Kasedori Festival" in Kaminoyama, Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 11, 2014, to pray for prosperity and fire prevention while local people line the streets with buckets and ladles to splash cold water onto the procession.

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Japanese firms stepping up measures to keep employees healthy

Employees of Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Himawari Life Insurance Inc. take part in a walking program in the city of Kaminoyama in Yamagata Prefecture in July 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Young hotel proprietors at Yamagata spa resorts create profile booklet

Young proprietors clad in kimono from hotels and "ryokan" Japanese inns at hot spring resorts across Yamagata Prefecture, northern Japan, hold copies of a booklet carrying their profiles during a ceremony to celebrate its completion in the prefectural city of Kaminoyama on Oct. 7, 2015. The booklet will be distributed at their facilities for free to promote their hot spring resorts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A road in Kaminoyama in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, is crowded with people watching the Tokyo Olympic torch relay on June 6, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs against the background of Kaminoyama Castle in Kaminoyama in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 6, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs against the background of Kaminoyama Castle in Kaminoyama in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 6, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A road in Kaminoyama in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, is crowded with people watching the Tokyo Olympic torch relay on June 6, 2021.

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Water-splashing festival in northeastern Japan

People splash water on participants of a folk festival dressed in straw coats in Kaminoyama in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 11, 2020. The annual festival is held to pray for prosperity and protection against fire. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Water-splashing festival in northeastern Japan

People splash water on participants of a folk festival dressed in straw coats in Kaminoyama in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 11, 2020. The annual festival is held to pray for prosperity and protection against fire. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Water-splashing festival in northeastern Japan

People splash water on participants of a folk festival dressed in straw coats in Kaminoyama in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 11, 2020. The annual festival is held to pray for prosperity and protection against fire. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Blast at biomass plant in Japan

Firefighters inspect a biomass plant in Kaminoyama in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 6, 2019, following a minor blast earlier in the day. A hydrogen tank burst during its trial operation, slightly injuring a woman living in a house near the plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Blast at biomass plant in Japan

Firefighters inspect a biomass plant in Kaminoyama in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 6, 2019, following a minor blast earlier in the day. A hydrogen tank burst during its trial operation, slightly injuring a woman living in a house near the plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crown Prince Naruhito in Yamagata

Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito speaks to students making yogurt at a high school in Kaminoyama, Yamagata Prefecture, on Nov. 7, 2018. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crown Prince Naruhito in Yamagata

Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito speaks to students making yogurt at a high school in Kaminoyama, Yamagata Prefecture, on Nov. 7, 2018. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo