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A street with decorations for the Tanabata Festival. A crowd of people is gathered.

A street with decorations for the Tanabata Festival. A crowd of people is gathered.

Decorations for the Tanabata Festival, possibly in Hiratsuka.

Decorations for the Tanabata Festival, possibly in Hiratsuka.

Decorations for the Tanabata Festival, possibly in Hiratsuka.

Possibly an Obon festival. A large number of paper lanterns hanging from a structure that is hard to see in the photograph. People are standing underneath.

A demon mask worn for the Setsubun, which is marked February 3, the day before the start of spring in the lunar calendar. This holiday practices the custom of mamemaki ("bean scattering"), when households would throw beans out the door or at a family…

A line of people in yellow robes march through a gravel lot. The lead marcher carries a penant, possibly with the Buddhist mantra "Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō" (南無妙法蓮華経)

A group of people stands in a gravel plaza. They are in various forms of formal dress, and some hold large paddles or fans.

Several cars of an amusement park ride filled with an arrayof children.