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Frogs are worked into the ceramic dragon's head
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The tail is already shopped off the ceramic artfully made dragon
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A battle of life and ceramics
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Dragon made of ceramic bowls and plates
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Ikebana at the train station near Izumo
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Yaita street garden
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Cosy parking spot
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Travelling with friends and er... number plates
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Izumo shrine on a glorious day
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Watching from a respectuful distance
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Izumo shrine giant ropes
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Underneath the giant ropes of the shrine at Izumo
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Paper wishes tied for hope of luck and succes
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Paper wishes in the pine tree at Izumo shrine
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Top of the roof of Izumo shrine
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Priest at Izumo shrine at 'the month of the Gods'
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Priest at Izumo shrine in the month of October, the month of the Gods
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Portrait of a priest at Izuomo shrine
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'Month of the Gods' at Izumo shrine
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A pine tree full with paper wishes in the month of the Gods
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One paper wish ties to a branch in a pine tree at Izumo shrine
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Loads of wishes on paper in the month of the Gods
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Coins stuck in the straw ropes
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Straw ropes full of coins for luck
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Japanese flag in the wind, with backlight
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Offerings at the Izumo shrine
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The backside of the little girls ornate kimono to celebrate the 'month of the gods'
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Little girl in full finery at Izumo shrine (Izumo taisha)
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Izumo in October
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Only in Japan: a bottle of water to chill the streets
