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U.S. Navy sailors carry a mikoshi through the streets during the 32nd Yokosuka Mikoshi Parade in Yokosuka, Japan, Oct. 19, 2008. More the 80 sailors volunteered to carry the heavy mikoshi, a portable wooden Shinto shrine, to experience Japanese culture during the festival.

MIKOSHI SHRINE

U.S. Navy sailors carry a mikoshi through the streets during the 32nd Yokosuka Mikoshi Parade in Yokosuka, Japan, Oct. 19, 2008. More the 80 sailors volunteered to carry the heavy mikoshi, a portable wooden Shinto shrine, to experience Japanese culture during the festival.

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