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Japan: Coming of Age Day

 

Friday 10 January 2014 10:36 EST
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Female tour guides dressed in traditional kimonos visit Tokyo's Meiji Shrine to attend a purification ceremony with a Shinto priest to celebrate Japan's Coming of Age Day. The ceremonies are held at local and prefectural offices, as well as after-parties
Female tour guides dressed in traditional kimonos visit Tokyo's Meiji Shrine to attend a purification ceremony with a Shinto priest to celebrate Japan's Coming of Age Day. The ceremonies are held at local and prefectural offices, as well as after-parties

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