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Tohoku Rokkonsai Festival" to Wish for Reconstruction Part of the festival was canceled due to a rush of spectators.
July 17, 2011, Sendai, Japan - Dancer is seen at the Tohoku Rokkon Festiva, July 17, 2011, in Sendai city, Miyagi prefecture, northeastern Japan, about 90km away from the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The six major festivals in the Tohoku region, comprising Sansa Odori in Iwate, Nebuta Matsuri in Aomori, Tanabata Matsuri in Sendai, Hanagasa Matsuri in Yamagata, Kanto Matsuri in Akita, and Waraji Matsuri in Fukushima, are performed together at Tohoku Rokkon Festival for the first time to overcome the many harmful rumors and atmosphere of excessive restraint, to revive the regional economy and to help accomplish reconstruction after the 11 March earthquake and tsunami. (Photo by Tomoyuki Kaya/AFLO) [3694]
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