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  • JANUARY 15, 2016 -  during the Hosha Shinji ritual at Atsuta Shrine in Nagoya, Japan. Hosha Shinji is a Shinto archery ritual meant to bring about a good crop and fortune. (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO) (JAPAN) [UHU] Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Shinto Archery
  • A shinto priest reads blessings during the Sagicho fire ceremony at Wakamiya Hachiman-sha shrine in Nagoya, Japan.
    Sagicho Ceremony
  • Men launch handheld fireworks known as tezutsu hanabi at Inaba Shrine in Gifu, Japan.
    Tezutsu Hanabi 2
  • FEBRUARY 11, 2018 - Men wearing loincloths march to the sea during Toba-no-Hi-matsuri, a fire festival held annually at Toba Shinmeisha, a Shinto shrine in Nishio, Japan. <br />
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The festival begins with men walking from the shrine to the sea, and standing in the ocean wearing only loincloths as part of a purification ritual.<br />
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The celebration culminates with the burning of torches built from bamboo and pampas grass. The burning of the torches allows the locals to divine the year’s weather and harvest.<br />
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(Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO) (JAPAN) [UHU]
    Toba Fire Festival_02.tif
  • Bon dance at Shiroyama Hachiman Shrine during the shrine's Bon holiday festival.
    Bon Odori at Shiroyama
  • Korean War veterans honored on Memorial Day at the UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea, June 6, 2012,
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  • Korean War veterans honored on Memorial Day at the UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea, June 6, 2012,
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  • Korean War veterans honored on Memorial Day at the UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea, June 6, 2012,
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  • Korean War veterans honored on Memorial Day at the UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea, June 6, 2012,
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  • FEBRUARY 11, 2018 - Men wearing loincloths march to the sea during Toba-no-Hi-matsuri, a fire festival held annually at Toba Shinmeisha, a Shinto shrine in Nishio, Japan. <br />
<br />
The festival begins with men walking from the shrine to the sea, and standing in the ocean wearing only loincloths as part of a purification ritual.<br />
<br />
The celebration culminates with the burning of torches built from bamboo and pampas grass. The burning of the torches allows the locals to divine the year’s weather and harvest.<br />
<br />
(Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO) (JAPAN) [UHU]
    Toba Fire Festival_03.jpg
  • Toba-no-Hi-matsuri, a fire festival held annually at Toba Shinmeisha, a Shinto shrine in Nishio, Japan. <br />
<br />
The festival begins with men walking from the shrine to the sea, and standing in the ocean wearing only loincloths as part of a purification ritual.<br />
<br />
The celebration culminates with the burning of torches built from bamboo and pampas grass. The burning of the torches allows the locals to divine the year’s weather and harvest. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Toba Fire Festival
  • Shiroyama Hachiman Shrine<br />
Chinowa-kuguri Ritual Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Bon Odori at Shiroyama_44.jpg
  • Bon dance at Shiroyama Hachiman Shrine during the shrine's Bon holiday festival.
    Bon Odori at Shiroyama 1.jpg
  • People try to catch rice cakes thrown from above during Honen-sai, a fertility festival at Tagata Shrine in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The traditional Shinto festival celebrates fertility and a bountiful harvest. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Japan_Penis_Festival_04.jpg
  • Students wear protective masks during Memorial Day observances at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea. Opposition politicians have criticized the administration of Park Geun-hye for its initial response to the MERS outbreak. 41 people so far have been diagnosed with the disease, with four deaths.
    MERS Masks
  • High school students wear protective masks during Memorial Day observances at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea. Opposition politicians have criticized the administration of Park Geun-hye for its initial response to the MERS outbreak. 41 people so far have been diagnosed with the disease, with four deaths. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    MERS Outbreak
  • Korean War veterans honored on Memorial Day at the UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea, June 6, 2012,
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  • Korean War veterans honored on Memorial Day at the UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea, June 6, 2012,
    Korea_Busan_029.jpg
  • Korean War veterans honored on Memorial Day at the UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea, June 6, 2012,
    Memorial Day
  • Korean War veterans honored on Memorial Day at the UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea, June 6, 2012,
    _DSC1920 2.jpg
  • Korean War veterans honored on Memorial Day at the UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea, June 6, 2012,
    _DSC1874.jpg
  • Korean War veterans honored on Memorial Day at the UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea, June 6, 2012,
    _DSC1887.jpg
  • FEBRUARY 11, 2018 - Men wearing loincloths march to the sea during Toba-no-Hi-matsuri, a fire festival held annually at Toba Shinmeisha, a Shinto shrine in Nishio, Japan. <br />
<br />
The festival begins with men walking from the shrine to the sea, and standing in the ocean wearing only loincloths as part of a purification ritual.<br />
<br />
The celebration culminates with the burning of torches built from bamboo and pampas grass. The burning of the torches allows the locals to divine the year’s weather and harvest.<br />
<br />
(Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO) (JAPAN) [UHU]
    Toba Fire Festival_01.jpg
  • Men carry a wooden phallus on a portable shrine during Honen-sai, a fertility festival at Tagata Shrine in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The traditional Shinto festival celebrates fertility and a bountiful harvest. The principal offering during the festival is a large wooden phallus. Each year a craftsman carves a new phallus from a Japanese cypress tree. It measures almost 2.4 meters long and weighs 280kg. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Japan_Penis_Festival_09.jpg
  • A high school student wearing a protective mask is reflected on a on a wall during Memorial Day observances at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea. Opposition politicians have criticized the administration of Park Geun-hye for its initial response to the MERS outbreak. 41 people so far have been diagnosed with the disease, with four deaths.
    MERS Outbreak
  • Korean War veterans honored on Memorial Day at the UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea, June 6, 2012,
    _DSC1836.jpg
  • A tea ceremony at Camellia Garden, a historic home that offers private tea ceremonies near Ryōan-ji Temple, in Kyoto, Japan.
    Japan_Kyoto_Weller_142.jpg
  • Aaron Kwok arrives at the opening ceremony of the Busan International Film Festival. Kwok was the co-host of the ceremony and stars in the film Silent Witness which is being screened at the festival.
    BIFF 2013_3_-242.jpg
  • Aaron Kwok arrives at the opening ceremony of the Busan International Film Festival. Kwok was the co-host of the ceremony and stars in the film Silent Witness which is being screened at the festival.
    BIFF 2013_3_-243.jpg
  • Female rice planters known as saotome perform during Oodaka-saiden Otaue-sai, a rice planting ceremony at Hikamianeko Shrine in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Hikamianeko Rice Planting Festival
  • The 68th United Nations Day is marked during a ceremony at the UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea.
    UN Memorial Cemetery-14.jpg
  • The 68th United Nations Day is marked during a ceremony at the UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea.
    UN Memorial Cemetery-12.jpg
  • The 68th United Nations Day is marked during a ceremony at the UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea.
    UN Memorial Cemetery-7.jpg
  • The 68th United Nations Day is marked during a ceremony at the UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea.
    UN Memorial Cemetery-6.jpg
  • The 68th United Nations Day is marked during a ceremony at the UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea.
    UN Memorial Cemetery-5.jpg
  • The 68th United Nations Day is marked during a ceremony at the UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea.
    UN Memorial Cemetery-1.jpg
  • JANUARY 11, 2016 - Friends greet each other at a Coming of Age Day ceremony at Nagoya Civic Assembly Hall in Nagoya, Japan. The national holiday celebrates young adults reaching the age of majority. 1,210,000 people turned 20 this year, according to the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication. The number of 20-year-olds has been in consistent decline over the past several years, reflecting Japan's falling birth rates. (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO) (JAPAN) [UHU] Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Coming of Age Day in Japan
  • A monk performs in a drumming ceremony at Beomeosa Temple on Buddha's Birthday. The day is a national holiday, and people visit temples around the country to pray and make offerings. Buddhism maintains a strong cultural influence in South Korea, and about one quarter of the population identifies as Buddhist.
    Beomeosa monk drumming
  • A monk performs in a drumming ceremony at Beomeosa Temple on Buddha's Birthday. The day is a national holiday, and people visit temples around the country to pray and make offerings. Buddhism maintains a strong cultural influence in South Korea, and about one quarter of the population identifies as Buddhist.
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  • A monk performs in a drum ceremony at Beomeosa Temple in Busan on Buddha's Birthday, May 6, 2014. The day is a national holiday, and people visit temples around the country to pray and make offerings. Buddhism holds a strong cultural influence in South Korea, and about one quarter of the population identifies as Buddhist. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Korea_Busan_062
  • The 68th United Nations Day is marked during a ceremony at the UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea.
    UN Memorial Cemetery-13.jpg
  • A woman walks among the gravestones of fallen Korean soldiers during a ceremony marking the 68th United Nations Day at the UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea.
    UN Memorial Cemetery-11.jpg
  • The 68th United Nations Day is marked during a ceremony at the UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea.
    UN Memorial Cemetery-10.jpg
  • The 68th United Nations Day is marked during a ceremony at the UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea.
    UN Memorial Cemetery-9.jpg
  • The 68th United Nations Day is marked during a ceremony at the UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea.
    UN Memorial Cemetery-8.jpg
  • The 68th United Nations Day is marked during a ceremony at the UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea.
    UN Memorial Cemetery-4.jpg
  • The 68th United Nations Day is marked during a ceremony at the UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea.
    UN Memorial Cemetery-3.jpg
  • The 68th United Nations Day is marked during a ceremony at the UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea.
    UN Memorial Cemetery-2.jpg
  • A woman prayed during a ceremony at a temple in Busan.
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  • People prayed and held prayer beads during a ceremony at a temple in Busan.
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