BIG IN JAPAN (Misc posts about Nippon)

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　Shinto priests Masaki Kaji, left, and Kenji Kaji perform purification rites for the dogs at Ichigaya Kamegaoka Hachimangu in Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012. The shrine specially arranges the dates for pet-owners and their pets to offer the New Year's prayers together.

Visitors pose with their pets after worship at Ichigaya Kamegaoka Hachimangu in Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012. The shrine specially arranges the dates for pet-owners and their pets to offer the New Year's prayers together.

 

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　Miyuki Nishigaki with her pets Hina, left, and Maru, waits to offer the New Year's prayers at Ichigaya Kamegaoka Hachimangu in Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012. The shrine specially arranges the dates for pet-owners and their pets to offer the New Year's prayers together.

Dogs are gathered for photographs after they offered the New Year's prayers with their owners at Ichigaya Kamegaoka Hachimangu in Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012. The shrine specially arranges the dates for pet-owners and their pets to offer the New Year's prayers together.

 

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Lausanne International Ballet Competition finalist

 

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Miyako odori - Cherry Blossom dance in Kyoto

http://www.miyako-odori.jp/odori_en.html

 

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Ueno Department Store

The sole department store in Ueno district.
The original advertising character "Sakura Panda" of Matsuzakaya Ueno Department Store has been adored by people of all ages since the store first opened

 

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