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UNAGI (Eel)
On a hot summer day the human body is easily exhausted. Since ancient times, it has been a custom to eat eel, which has a high protein content, at the height of summer.
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AOMORI NEBUTA MATSURI
HOZUKI ICHI (Ground Cherry Fair)
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FIREWORKS
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SMASHING WATERMELONS
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UNAGI (Eel)
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