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To ensure that the waters run crystal clear in the streambed at Kenrokuen, "river washers" labor from morning till dusk, sweeping algae from the stones.
Author: Michael Yamashita
Photo size: 16.7 Mpixels (47.9 MB uncompressed) - 3378x4955 pixels (11.3x16.5 in / 28.6x42 cm at 300 ppi)
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