Soot smeared onto faces of onlookers for good health in Japan's unique 'Mendon' festival
The unique "Mendon" festival, featuring a parade of participants wearing bizarre masks who smear black soot on the faces of onlo･･･ ...
In Photos: Masked 'Mendon' festival participants in Japan smear soot onto people's faces
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Mask rules lifted for Sapporo’s Yosakoi Soran Festival in June
SAPPORO—The mask mandate has been lifted for the Yosakoi Soran Festival here ... fest inspired other yosakoi dance events held across Japan. Although the number of visitors reached 2.18 million ...
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Japanese wear face masks, but the main reason is just to fit in
Japanese people have taken to wearing face masks during the pandemic, but the main reason for doing so has more to do with going along with others than preventing the coronavirus from spreading ...