New Japan, Old Japan – Spirited away to Mt. Asama
The Asama International Photo Festival is under way through Sept. 30 in the town of Miyota, Nagano Prefecture, located on a plateau at the foot of Mt. Asama.
September 17, 2018
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The Asama International Photo Festival is under way through Sept. 30 in the town of Miyota, Nagano Prefecture, located on a plateau at the foot of Mt. Asama.
Amid sweltering heat one late July afternoon — at one point the mercury reached 35.2 C — spirited cries of “Aah” and “Sei” echoed through the doin training center of the Shorinji kempo headquarters in Tadotsu, Kagawa Prefecture. About 30 men and women wearing white uniforms and aged from 4 to 75 welcomed the reporter with their hands joined in front of their chests.
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