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'Cosplayers' in Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - Costume players (1st to 4th from L) pose with members of ''Datebushoutai,'' a tourism promotion group who dress as warriors, at the site of former Sendai Castle in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 6, 2011. The four women from Japan, South Korea, China and Thailand have won an Internet 'cosplay' contest organized by a Thai company.

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Samurai promote tourism in northeastern Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - Groups of men clad in traditional samurai armor pose during a promotional event at the Nagoya castle in Aichi Prefecture on Sept. 11, 2010 to attract tourists to Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, and other parts of northeastern Japan.

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(2)Damage from strong quake in northeast Japan

SENDAI, Japan - A youth examines damage to a stone wall at Aoba Castle in Sedai, Miyagi Prefecture on May 27 following a powerful earthquake that hit northeastern Japan May 26.

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(2)Damage from strong quake in northeast Japan

SENDAI, Japan - A youth examines damage to a stone wall at Aoba Castle in Sedai, Miyagi Prefecture on May 27 following a powerful earthquake that hit northeastern Japan May 26. (Kyodo)

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Giant torches blaze up Fukushima festival

About 25 giant torches blaze at the traditional "Taimatsu Akashi" festival in Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 14, 2015. The event is believed to have started more than 400 years ago to commemorate victims of the war in which the army of feudal lord Date Masamune from Sendai domain conquered Sukagawa Castle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Samurai promote tourism in northeastern Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - Groups of men clad in traditional samurai armor pose during a promotional event at the Nagoya castle in Aichi Prefecture on Sept. 11, 2010 to attract tourists to Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, and other parts of northeastern Japan. (Kyodo)

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'Cosplayers' in Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - Costume players (1st to 4th from L) pose with members of ''Datebushoutai,'' a tourism promotion group who dress as warriors, at the site of former Sendai Castle in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 6, 2011. The four women from Japan, South Korea, China and Thailand have won an Internet 'cosplay' contest organized by a Thai company. (Kyodo)

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Out-of-season cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Weeping cherry blossoms blooming out of season are observed at the former site of Sendai Castle in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 30, 2020.

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Out-of-season cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Weeping cherry blossoms blooming out of season are observed at the former site of Sendai Castle in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 30, 2020.