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During festivals in the Takachiho region of Miyazaki Prefecture in southeastern Kyushu, dancers reenact Shinto creation stories. Local residents claim that many of the mythological doings of the gods in the Plain of High Heaven actually took place in this area.
Author: Michael Yamashita
©Michael Yamashita
Photo size: 18.5 Mpixels (53 MB uncompressed) - 5229x3542 pixels (17.4x11.8 in / 44.3x30 cm at 300 ppi)
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