The historic Uzuma River Lantern Festival of Japan's Tochigi City

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During Japan's hot and sultry summer, everyone tries to cool off by the water. In historic Tochigi City, affectionately called Koedo or "Little Old Tokyo," just 70 minutes north of Tokyo's Asakusa Station on Tobu Railway's Tobu Nikko Line, the annual Uzuma River Andon (Lantern) Festival is being from July 1 through September 30.

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