Thursday February 16, 2012

Light up

Light up
REUTERS/Issei Kato

A woman and her son look at paper lanterns during the Mitama Festival at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. Over 30,000 lanterns are displayed and lit up the precincts of the shrine, where more than 2.4 million war-dead are enshrined, during the four-day festival that ends Friday.

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    some14some

    Everything that Glitters (is not Gold)!

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    coopers

    i like the composition of this shot

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    combinibento

    Best pic on here in ages.

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    Foxie

    Wow...what an amazing picture!

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    Seiharinokaze

    What's interests me as far as I can see from the picture is that the people who offered a light before the dead souls seem to be from such common folks' living area across the river as Nakahara ward of Kawasaki and Katsushika ward of Tokyo. Widow's mite seems more reassuring and unaffected than others.

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    IchyaWarFare

    Good picture.

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    888naff

    nice shot

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    usaexpat

    cool picture, I love lanterns

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    Vianey

    Amazing!, Must be great to be there! Great Art from Japan! As always!

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