Tuesday, 8 April 2008

ninja festival in Iga, about 450 km (280 miles) from Tokyo


Children dressed as ninjas pose for a souvenir picture during a ninja festival in Iga, about 450 km (280 miles) from Tokyo, April 6, 2008. The quiet city of 100,000 attracts almost 30,000 visitors for its annual ninja festival, which runs from April 1 to May 6 and features ninja-inspired dance performances, competitions, and opportunities to practise ninja skills. Picture taken April 6, 2008.




Family dressed as ninjas look at a map as they search for hidden ninja mannequins during a ninja festival in Iga, about 450 km (280 miles) from Tokyo, April 6, 2008. The quiet city of 100,000 attracts almost 30,000 visitors for its annual ninja festival, which runs from April 1 to May 6 and features ninja-inspired dance performances, competitions, and opportunities to practise ninja skills. Picture taken April 6, 2008.

A man looks at women dressed as ninjas during a ninja festival in Iga, about 450 km (280 miles) from Tokyo, April 6, 2008. The quiet city of 100,000 attracts almost 30,000 visitors for its annual ninja festival, which runs from April 1 to May 6 and features ninja-inspired dance performances, competitions, and opportunities to practise ninja skills. Picture taken April 6, 2008.

Pedestrians dressed as ninjas walk along a street during a ninja festival in Iga, about 450 km (280 miles) southwest of Tokyo, April 6, 2008. The quiet city of 100,000 attracts almost 30,000 visitors for its annual ninja festival, which runs from April 1 to May 6 and features ninja-inspired dance performances, competitions, and opportunities to practise ninja skills. Picture taken April 6, 2008.

Children dressed as ninjas walk along a street during a ninja festival in Iga, about 450 km (280 miles) from Tokyo, April 6, 2008. The quiet city of 100,000 attracts almost 30,000 visitors for its annual ninja festival, which runs from April 1 to May 6 and features ninja-inspired dance performances, competitions, and opportunities to practise ninja skills. Picture taken April 6, 2008.

Women dressed as ninjas throw "shuriken", palm-sized, star-shaped spiked metal weapons, during a ninja festival in Iga, about 450 km (280 miles) from Tokyo, April 6, 2008. The quiet city of 100,000 attracts almost 30,000 visitors for its annual ninja festival, which runs from April 1 to May 6 and features ninja-inspired dance performances, competitions, and opportunities to practise ninja skills. Picture taken April 6, 2008.

Motoharu Murai shows a picture of his grandfather in Iga, about 450 km (280 miles) from Tokyo, April 5, 2008. The quiet city of 100,000 attracts almost 30,000 visitors for its annual ninja festival, which runs from April 1 to May 6 and features ninja-inspired dance performances, competitions, and opportunities to practise ninja skills. Picture taken April 5, 2008.

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