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Traditional 'kemari' football festival held

SAKURAI, Japan - A traditional ''kemari'' football festival is held at a shrine in the city of Sakurai in the ancient Japanese capital of Nara on Oct. 17. Also known as ''shukiku,'' kemari is a traditional game in which the players form a circle and kick a ball back and forth without letting it fall to the ground. The game was being played at the imperial court as early as the mid-7th century.

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Earthenware vertical coffins discovered in Nara

A man talks about vertical cylindrical earthenware coffins that were discovered in the Akoda tomb group (made around the late 6th century to mid-7th century) in Nara, western Japan, at the Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties' Center for Archaeological Operations on June 29, 2015. This was the first discovery in Japan of earthenware coffins for vertical positioning. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Traditional 'kemari' football festival held

SAKURAI, Japan - A traditional ''kemari'' football festival is held at a shrine in the city of Sakurai in the ancient Japanese capital of Nara on Oct. 17. Also known as ''shukiku,'' kemari is a traditional game in which the players form a circle and kick a ball back and forth without letting it fall to the ground. The game was being played at the imperial court as early as the mid-7th century.