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Flowers in Koma

On Thursday we took the Seibu line to Koma. Nearby there is a really neat flower festival.So we have a sea of red flowers. And a sea of old people looking at the flowers.And a sea of photographers taking pictures of the flowers.And people taking pictures... ...full story at Mottekaero

from Mottekaero on Tue, Sep 30 2008

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