Taiko Matsuri

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Taiko Matsuri

Abundant autumn harvest

Thanks giving!

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Taiko-dio floats

Shoulders of 100 men

Moving in unison.

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Sun, clouds & rain

Team up show

Nature's blessings!

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Hiroshima remembered...

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The Lanterns on the water

Sailing Long Letters Home

One way…

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The moment of silence

Remembering, Earth breathes

Hiroshima…

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Farewell

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Drifting clam shell

we send farewell

ebb and flow.

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When the sun goes down

by the waterfront line

the footprints.

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Ava Odori

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He mimes controlling

A Live choreography

Kite dance.

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Crisp kick behind

Restrictive kimono

Gestures to sky.

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 Turning in no time

Cartwheels & somersaults

Omnipresent spirits.

Note: Ava Odori - Dance festival in Japan. Read more at: CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI

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Tanabata

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Rain falls on

Orihime weaving again

the rupture tales.

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A flock of magpies

carries on to other side 
of the story.

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Milky Way deepen

two star-crossed lovers

Tanabata.

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Crow feet

Scary crow

feet could not fit in

the picturesque day

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Stargazer

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Stargazer's tallest cap

cheers many stars arrived

to celebrate a fall.

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