Japan’s samurai spirit

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Horsemen clad in samurai armor compete in the Kachu Keiba race during the Soma Nomaoi festival at Hibarigahara field in Minamisoma, Fukushima prefecture. The Soma Nomaoi began as a way to train mounted warriors and it still looks the same a millennium later, with riders dressed in samurai armour battling it out in horseback events. (AFP)

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Japan’s samurai spirit

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