Traditional firefighting
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Members of a traditional firefighting preservation group perform on bamboo ladders during the annual New Year’s Fire Brigade Review in Tokyo on Thursday. The review has been observed for more than 300 years, according to the Tokyo Fire Department.
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japaneseno1
doesn't it prove Japan was the most developed Asian country ?
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ElJeffeEnJapon
No, just that firefighters can climb bamboo ladders.
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Foxie
They are just amazing. I wished I had seen it in Tokyo.
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japaneseno1
no ? you shud say yes considering Japan had firefighter during EDO period while other Asian countries didn't know anything about firefighter.
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Seawolf
Wouldn't they need some kind of fire for a real "review"?...oh, I see, thats not the point, the point is to "show off"!
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YongYang
Did their phones work? Or did the system shut down?
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jtuzr
Cool, so the Japanese invented pole dancing! I expect the guy on the far right to get a lot of tips.
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mgilholl
Is that them fighting fires? Or are they just trying to get away from the rising flames? Not A hose in sight!
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kiwiinhiding
I often find it best to fight fire while upside down, it really gives me a better understanding of the whole process.
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eigokun
The ladders were used to spot the location of the fire. And firefighters back then didn’t have any hoses so they basically sledgehammered all the neighboring houses to stop fire from spreading..
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sarahsuz25
That's quite a leap in logic there. Did it make you as dizzy as the guy upside down on the ladder?
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