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  • A surfer catches a wave at Shonan Beach in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Surfing in Japan
  • August 20, 2018 - All Japan Surf Competition, Shima, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Mie_Shima_All Japan Surf Comp_22.jpg
  • August 20, 2018 - All Japan Surf Competition, Shima, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Mie_Shima_All Japan Surf Comp_07.jpg
  • August 20, 2018 - All Japan Surf Competition, Shima, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Mie_Shima_All Japan Surf Comp_06.jpg
  • August 20, 2018 - All Japan Surf Competition, Shima, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Mie_Shima_All Japan Surf Comp_17.jpg
  • August 20, 2018 - All Japan Surf Competition, Shima, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Mie_Shima_All Japan Surf Comp_12.jpg
  • August 20, 2018 - All Japan Surf Competition, Shima, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Mie_Shima_All Japan Surf Comp_08.jpg
  • August 20, 2018 - All Japan Surf Competition, Shima, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Mie_Shima_All Japan Surf Comp_15.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
  • 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
  • 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
  • MAY 4, 2018 - Kids ride skateboards at a skatepark in Fujisawa, Japan. (Ben Weller/AFLO) (JAPAN) [UHU] Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Kugenuma Kids_Skate and BMX_03.tif
  • MAY 4, 2018 - Kids ride skateboards at a skatepark in Fujisawa, Japan. (Ben Weller/AFLO) (JAPAN) [UHU] Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Kugenuma Kids_Skate and BMX_04.tif
  • A BMX biker jumps at Kugenuma Skate Park, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Kugenuma Kids_Skate and BMX_06
  • Hibaka Daisaku age 13 Kugenuma Skate Park, Fujisawa, Japan. Ben Weller/www.wellerpix.com Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Kugenuma Kids_Skate and BMX_11.jpg
  • Shunsuke Taya, age 14 Kugenuma Skate Park, Fujisawa, Japan. Ben Weller/www.wellerpix.com Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Kugenuma Kids_Skate and BMX_12.jpg
  • Kugenuma Skate Park, Fujisawa, Japan. Ben Weller/www.wellerpix.com Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Kugenuma Kids_Skate and BMX_01.jpg
  • Skaters at Kugenuma Skate Park, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Kugenuma Kids_Skate and BMX_08
  • Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Kugenuma Kids_Skate and BMX_05.tif
  • Kugenuma Skate Park, Fujisawa, Japan. Ben Weller/www.wellerpix.com Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Kugenuma Kids_Skate and BMX_09.tif
  • Kugenuma Beach, Fujisawa, Japan. Ben Weller/www.wellerpix.com Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Shonan_Kugenuma Beach_37
  • Competitive surfer Reon Oba, Kugenuma Beach, Fujisawa, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Shonan_Kugenuma Beach_38.jpg
  • Kugenuma Skate Park, Fujisawa, Japan. Ben Weller/www.wellerpix.com Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Kugenuma Kids_Skate and BMX_02.jpg
  • Kugenuma Skate Park, Fujisawa, Japan. Ben Weller/www.wellerpix.com Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Kugenuma Kids_Skate and BMX_10.tif
  • A skater performs tricks at the Shonan Open street skateboarding competition at Kugenuma Beach in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Shonan Open Street Skate Competition
  • Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Kugenuma Kids_Skate and BMX_07.jpg
  • 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 surfer watches the waves with Mt. Fuji in the background at Shonan Beach in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, 50 kilometers south of Tokyo. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Shonan_Kugenuma Beach_44. Fuj
  • People are covered with flour during Oni Matsuri, a demon festival at Akumi Kanbe Shinmeisha Shrine in Toyohashi, Japan. Oni Matsuri, in which two people dressed as a goblin and a demon perform a choreographed battle, celebrates the coming of Spring, and people are showered with sweets and flour. Getting covered with flour is considered especially lucky, as festival lore says it will keep you healthy in the summer months.
    Oni Matsuri
  • Sushi at Endo Sushi, a popular sushi restaurant located at Osaka Municipal Central Wholesale Market, Osaka, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Endo Sushi Osaka
  • Osaka Municipal Central Wholesale Market, Osaka Japan Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Osaka Fish Market0015.jpg
  • Osaka Municipal Central Wholesale Market, Osaka Japan Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Osaka Fish Market0007.jpg
  • Osaka Municipal Central Wholesale Markets, Osaka, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    20151102_053.jpg
  • Shonan Beach in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, 50 kilometers south of Tokyo. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Kugenuma Skate Park
  • A coach and players try to save a ball from the ocean during baseball practice at Kugenuma Beach in Fujisawa, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Baseball at Shonan Beach
  • Women wearing traditional clothing and carrying umbrellas walk in a parade at the 2015 Nagoya Festival in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Nagoya Festival
  • A family enters the water at Yuigahama Beach in Kamakura, Japan, about 45km south of Tokyo. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Kamakura- Yuigahama Beach 2
  • May 4, 2016 - People fight with kites at the Hamamatsu Festival in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Teams build their own kites, measuring up to 3.5 by 3.5 meters, and then attempt to bring down the other teams' kites by flying them close together and using friction to burn the hemp kite strings. The festival, which celebrates new births, takes place May 3-5 and coincides with Children's Day.  (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO) (JAPAN) [UHU] Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Hamamatsu Kite Festival
  • May 4, 2016 - People fight with kites at the Hamamatsu Festival in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Teams build their own kites, measuring up to 3.5 by 3.5 meters, and then attempt to bring down the other teams' kites by flying them close together and using friction to burn the hemp kite strings. The festival, which celebrates new births, takes place May 3-5 and coincides with Children's Day.  (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO) (JAPAN) [UHU] Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Hamamatsu Kite Festival
  • MARCH 18, 2016 - Tokyo, Japan. <br />
<br />
(Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO) (JAPAN) [UHU] Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Shimbashi, Tokyo
  • Tsukiji Fish Market, Tokyo, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Tsukiji Fish Market
  • 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
  • A man walks past an art installation at the NHK Building in Sakae, Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    NHK Building
  • A man launches handheld fireworks, known as tezutsu hanabi, during a spring festival at Matsudaira Tosho-gu, a Shinto shrine in Toyota, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Tezutsu Hanabi_10.jpg
  • Kegae-Jizo Lantern Festval at Shimada Jizo-ji Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Kegae-Jizo
  • Tsukiji Market (築地市場 Tsukiji shijō) Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Tsukiji Market, Tokyo (1 of 6).jpg
  • Kegae-Jizo Lantern Festval at Shimada Jizo-ji Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Kegae-Jizo
  • Shiroyama Hachiman Shrine<br />
Chinowa-kuguri Ritual Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Bon Odori at Shiroyama_44.jpg
  • A girl in traditional dress at the Nagoya Festival in Nagoya, Japan.
    Nagoya Matsuri.jpg
  • A tour guide pulls passengers in a rickshaw in Gion, a popular art and entertainment district in Kyoto, Japan.
    kyoto_01.jpg
  • A traditional drumming group performs at Oni Matsuri, a demon festival at Akumi Kanbe Shinmeisha Shrine in Toyohashi, Japan. Oni Matsuri, in which two people dressed as a goblin and a demon perform a choreographed battle, celebrates the coming of Spring, and people are showered with sweets and flour. Getting covered with flour is considered especially lucky, as festival lore says it will keep you healthy in the summer months.
    Oni Matsuri_22.jpg
  • People are covered with flour during Oni Matsuri, a demon festival at Akumi Kanbe Shinmeisha Shrine in Toyohashi, Japan. Oni Matsuri, in which two people dressed as a goblin and a demon perform a choreographed battle, celebrates the coming of Spring, and people are showered with sweets and flour. Getting covered with flour is considered especially lucky, as festival lore says it will keep you healthy in the summer months.
    Oni Matsuri_14.jpg
  • Tengu, the long-nosed goblin, performs at Oni Matsuri, a demon festival at Akumi Kanbe Shinmeisha Shrine in Toyohashi, Japan. Oni Matsuri, in which two people dressed as a goblin and a demon perform a choreographed battle, celebrates the coming of Spring, and people are showered with sweets and flour. Getting covered with flour is considered especially lucky, as festival lore says it will keep you healthy in the summer months.
    Oni Matsuri_11.jpg
  • Tengu, the long-nosed goblin, performs at Oni Matsuri, a demon festival at Akumi Kanbe Shinmeisha Shrine in Toyohashi, Japan. Oni Matsuri, in which two people dressed as a goblin and a demon perform a choreographed battle, celebrates the coming of Spring, and people are showered with sweets and flour. Getting covered with flour is considered especially lucky, as festival lore says it will keep you healthy in the summer months.
    Oni Matsuri_10.jpg
  • Japanese boys dressed in traditional Shinto clothing during Oni Matsuri, a demon festival at Akumi Kanbe Shinmeisha Shrine in Toyohashi, Japan. Oni Matsuri, in which two people dressed as a goblin and a demon perform a choreographed battle, celebrates the coming of Spring, and people are showered with sweets and flour. Getting covered with flour is considered especially lucky, as festival lore says it will keep you healthy in the summer months.
    Oni Matsuri_08.jpg
  • Aka-oni, the red demon, performs during Oni Matsuri, a demon festival at Akumi Kanbe Shinmeisha Shrine in Toyohashi, Japan. Oni Matsuri, in which two people dressed as a goblin and a demon perform a choreographed battle, celebrates the coming of Spring, and people are showered with sweets and flour. Getting covered with flour is considered especially lucky, as festival lore says it will keep you healthy in the summer months.
    Oni Matsuri_05.jpg
  • People reach for candy during Oni Matsuri, a demon festival at Akumi Kanbe Shinmeisha Shrine in Toyohashi, Japan. Oni Matsuri, in which two people dressed as a goblin and a demon perform a choreographed battle, celebrates the coming of Spring, and people are showered with sweets and flour. Getting covered with flour is considered especially lucky, as festival lore says it will keep you healthy in the summer months.
    Oni Matsuri_04.jpg
  • People reach for candy during Oni Matsuri, a demon festival at Akumi Kanbe Shinmeisha Shrine in Toyohashi, Japan. Oni Matsuri, in which two people dressed as a goblin and a demon perform a choreographed battle, celebrates the coming of Spring, and people are showered with sweets and flour. Getting covered with flour is considered especially lucky, as festival lore says it will keep you healthy in the summer months.
    Oni Matsuri_03.jpg
  • Japanese boys dressed in traditional Shinto clothing during Oni Matsuri, a demon festival at Akumi Kanbe Shinmeisha Shrine in Toyohashi, Japan. Oni Matsuri, in which two people dressed as a goblin and a demon perform a choreographed battle, celebrates the coming of Spring, and people are showered with sweets and flour. Getting covered with flour is considered especially lucky, as festival lore says it will keep you healthy in the summer months.
    Oni Matsuri
  • A multiple exposure image of traditional drumming Oni Matsuri, a demon festival at Akumi Kanbe Shinmeisha Shrine in Toyohashi, Japan. Oni Matsuri, in which two people dressed as a goblin and a demon perform a choreographed battle, celebrates the coming of Spring, and people are showered with sweets and flour. Getting covered with flour is considered especially lucky, as custom says it will keep you healthy in the summer months.
    Traditional Japanese Drumming
  • A traditional drumming group performs at Oni Matsuri, a demon festival at Akumi Kanbe Shinmeisha Shrine in Toyohashi, Japan. Oni Matsuri, in which two people dressed as a goblin and a demon perform a choreographed battle, celebrates the coming of Spring, and people are showered with sweets and flour. Getting covered with flour is considered especially lucky, as festival lore says it will keep you healthy in the summer months.
    Oni Matsuri_20.jpg
  • Tengu, the long-nosed goblin, performs at Oni Matsuri, a demon festival at Akumi Kanbe Shinmeisha Shrine in Toyohashi, Japan. Oni Matsuri, in which two people dressed as a goblin and a demon perform a choreographed battle, celebrates the coming of Spring, and people are showered with sweets and flour. Getting covered with flour is considered especially lucky, as festival lore says it will keep you healthy in the summer months.
    Oni Matsuri_17.jpg
  • Children play with flour during Oni Matsuri, a demon festival at Akumi Kanbe Shinmeisha Shrine in Toyohashi, Japan. Oni Matsuri, in which two people dressed as a goblin and a demon perform a choreographed battle, celebrates the coming of Spring, and people are showered with sweets and flour. Getting covered with flour is considered especially lucky, as custom says it will keep you healthy in the summer months.
    Oni Matsuri_16.jpg
  • People are covered with flour during Oni Matsuri, a demon festival at Akumi Kanbe Shinmeisha Shrine in Toyohashi, Japan. Oni Matsuri, in which two people dressed as a goblin and a demon perform a choreographed battle, celebrates the coming of Spring, and people are showered with sweets and flour. Getting covered with flour is considered especially lucky, as festival lore says it will keep you healthy in the summer months.
    Oni Matsuri_13.jpg
  • People are covered with flour during Oni Matsuri, a demon festival at Akumi Kanbe Shinmeisha Shrine in Toyohashi, Japan. Oni Matsuri, in which two people dressed as a goblin and a demon perform a choreographed battle, celebrates the coming of Spring, and people are showered with sweets and flour. Getting covered with flour is considered especially lucky, as festival lore says it will keep you healthy in the summer months.
    Oni Matsuri_12.jpg
  • A man holds his child above the crowd to get a glimpse of a performance during Oni Matsuri, a demon festival at Akumi Kanbe Shinmeisha Shrine in Toyohashi, Japan. Oni Matsuri, in which two people dressed as a goblin and a demon perform a choreographed battle, celebrates the coming of Spring, and people are showered with sweets and flour. Getting covered with flour is considered especially lucky, as festival lore says it will keep you healthy in the summer months.
    Oni Matsuri_09.jpg
  • Aka-oni, the red demon, performs during Oni Matsuri, a demon festival at Akumi Kanbe Shinmeisha Shrine in Toyohashi, Japan. Oni Matsuri, in which two people dressed as a goblin and a demon perform a choreographed battle, celebrates the coming of Spring, and people are showered with sweets and flour. Getting covered with flour is considered especially lucky, as festival lore says it will keep you healthy in the summer months.
    Oni Matsuri_07.jpg
  • Aka-oni, the red demon, performs during Oni Matsuri, a demon festival at Akumi Kanbe Shinmeisha Shrine in Toyohashi, Japan. Oni Matsuri, in which two people dressed as a goblin and a demon perform a choreographed battle, celebrates the coming of Spring, and people are showered with sweets and flour. Getting covered with flour is considered especially lucky, as festival lore says it will keep you healthy in the summer months.
    Oni Matsuri_06.jpg
  • People reach for candy during Oni Matsuri, a demon festival at Akumi Kanbe Shinmeisha Shrine in Toyohashi, Japan. Oni Matsuri, in which two people dressed as a goblin and a demon perform a choreographed battle, celebrates the coming of Spring, and people are showered with sweets and flour. Getting covered with flour is considered especially lucky, as festival lore says it will keep you healthy in the summer months.
    Oni Matsuri_02.jpg
  • A traditional drumming group performs at Oni Matsuri, a demon festival at Akumi Kanbe Shinmeisha Shrine in Toyohashi, Japan. Oni Matsuri, in which two people dressed as a goblin and a demon perform a choreographed battle, celebrates the coming of Spring, and people are showered with sweets and flour. Getting covered with flour is considered especially lucky, as festival lore says it will keep you healthy in the summer months.
    Oni Matsuri_23.jpg
  • A traditional drumming group performs at Oni Matsuri, a demon festival at Akumi Kanbe Shinmeisha Shrine in Toyohashi, Japan. Oni Matsuri, in which two people dressed as a goblin and a demon perform a choreographed battle, celebrates the coming of Spring, and people are showered with sweets and flour. Getting covered with flour is considered especially lucky, as festival lore says it will keep you healthy in the summer months.
    Oni Matsuri_19.jpg
  • People play traditional wooden flutes during Oni Matsuri, a demon festival at Akumi Kanbe Shinmeisha Shrine in Toyohashi, Japan. Oni Matsuri, in which two people dressed as a goblin and a demon perform a choreographed battle, celebrates the coming of Spring, and people are showered with sweets and flour. Getting covered with flour is considered especially lucky, as custom says it will keep you healthy in the summer months.
    Oni Matsuri_18.jpg
  • People are covered with flour during Oni Matsuri, a demon festival at Akumi Kanbe Shinmeisha Shrine in Toyohashi, Japan. Oni Matsuri, in which two people dressed as a goblin and a demon perform a choreographed battle, celebrates the coming of Spring, and people are showered with sweets and flour. Getting covered with flour is considered especially lucky, as festival lore says it will keep you healthy in the summer months.
    Oni Matsuri_15.jpg
  • A shinto priest reads blessings during the Sagicho fire ceremony at Wakamiya Hachiman-sha shrine in Nagoya, Japan.
    Sagicho Ceremony
  • 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_02.tif
  • 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
  • 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
  • Sumo trainees at Niigata Kaiyo High School, Nou, Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Ben Weller for Lufthsana Magazin
    Sumo_03.jpg
  • Chef Kuzamasa Saito prepares ramen at Nakiryu, a ramen restaurant in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan.
    nakiryu ramen_tokyo_16.jpg
  • Sumo trainees at Niigata Kaiyo High School, Nou, Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Ben Weller for Lufthsana Magazin
    Sumo_01.jpg
  • Sumo trainees at Niigata Kaiyo High School, Nou, Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Ben Weller for Lufthsana Magazin
    Sumo_02.jpg
  • A vendor prepared coals to warm her stall at the morning market in Hida Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
    takayama_05
  • A tea ceremony at Camellia Garden, a historic home that offers private tea ceremonies near Ryōan-ji Temple, in Kyoto, Japan.
    Kyoto Green Tea_02.jpg
  • A woman waits for the subway in Nagoya, Japan.
    Nagoya Subway
  • Bon dance at Shiroyama Hachiman Shrine during the shrine's Bon holiday festival.
    Bon Odori at Shiroyama
  • Bon dance at Shiroyama Hachiman Shrine during the shrine's Bon holiday festival.
    Bon Odori at Shiroyama 1.jpg
  • Bayer Yakuhin, Shiga Factory
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  • Bayer Yakuhin, Shiga Factory
    Bayer_03.jpg
  • Bayer Yakuhin, Shiga Factory
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  • Kuromori Kabuki at Kuromori Hie Shrine in Sakata.
    Kuromori Kabuki_03.jpg
  • Ichidai Yoshijima grills pork at Kajimaya Ramen in Zao Onsen.
    zao onsen_09.jpg
  • Shonan Beach in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, 50 kilometers south of Tokyo.
    Kugenuma Skate Park
  • Shonan Beach in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, 50 kilometers south of Tokyo.
    Kugenuma BMX
  • A young woman watches friends surfing at Shonan Beach, Fujisawa, Japan.
    girl on beach in japan.jpg
  • Speedboat racing at Boat Race Tokoname in Tokoname, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Boat Race Tokoname
  • Kugenuma Skate Park, Fujisawa, Japan. Ben Weller/www.wellerpix.com Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
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  • Kugenuma Beach, Fujisawa, Japan. Ben Weller/www.wellerpix.com Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Shonan_Kugenuma Beach_39
  • Tsujido Beach, Fujisawa, Japan Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Shonan_Tsujido Beach_06.jpg
  • Tourists dressed as Geisha in Gion, a historical district in Kyoto. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    kyoto_weller_archive_02
  • Kansai International Airport, Osaka, Japan. Ben Weller for Lufthansa Cargo Planet Magazine. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Kansai International Airport_02.jpg
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