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Picture of the Day › Fuji Rock Festival

More than 5,000 tents dot a golf course at Naeba in Niigata for visitors to Fuji Rock Festival 2008 which is being held this weekend. ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Sat, Jul 26 2008

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