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Sanja Matsuri festival – Yakuza day in pictures

Sanja Matsuri festival is a celebration of the three legendary founders of Sensoji Temple in Tokyo’s Asakusa neighbourhood, with nearly two million people visiting during the three-day event.

Main image: Heavily tattooed Japanese men wait for the arrival of a mikoshi (portable shrine) as they participate on the third and final day of Sanja Matsuri festival in Tokyo, Japan. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images

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