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A girl looks at a lantern to be floated on the Sumida River at the annual Toro Nagashi Festival in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Saturday evening. The festival began in 1946 to honor the war dead, especially the masses of people who drowned in the river while fleeing the devastating firebombings of Tokyo. In recent times, people inscribe wishes on the lanterns. | RYUSEI TAKAHASHI

A girl looks at a lantern to be floated on the Sumida River at the annual Toro Nagashi Festival in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Saturday evening. The festival began in 1946 to honor the war dead, especially the masses of people who drowned in the river while fleeing the devastating firebombings of Tokyo. In recent times, people inscribe wishes on the lanterns. | RYUSEI TAKAHASHI

Ryusei Takahashi

Aug 11, 2019

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