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  • 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 girl in traditional dress at the Nagoya Festival in Nagoya, Japan.
    Nagoya Matsuri.jpg
  • A woman waits for the subway in Nagoya, Japan.
    Nagoya Subway
  • A woman waits outside a store with her dogs in Sakae, the central shopping district in Nagoya, Japan.
    City Dogs, Nagoya, Japan
  • 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
  • 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
  • Nagoya Festival in Nagoya, Japan.
    Traditional Clothes
  • Traditional Japanese umbrellas called "wagasa" at the Nagoya Festival in Nagoya, Japan.
    Wagasa
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Shiroyama Hachiman Shrine<br />
Chinowa-kuguri Ritual Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Bon Odori at Shiroyama_44.jpg
  • A woman and child examine a map on the Sky Promenade at Midland Square in Nagoya, Japan.
    Sky Promenade.jpg
  • A shinto priest reads blessings during the Sagicho fire ceremony at Wakamiya Hachiman-sha shrine in Nagoya, Japan.
    Sagicho Ceremony
  • Kegae-Jizo Lantern Festval at Shimada Jizo-ji Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Kegae-Jizo
  • Kegae-Jizo Lantern Festval at Shimada Jizo-ji Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Kegae-Jizo
  • 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
  • Gifu Prefecture, Japan
    Japan Alps_01
  • 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
  • Silla Cup 2014 at Silla University, Busan, South Korea. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Silla Cup Soccer
  • A boy plays atop a burial mound in Tumuli Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Gyeongju, South Korea. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Gyeongju Tomb
  • Members of the South Korean military, or Republic of Korea Armed Forces, said goodbye to family members in Busan as they boarded a bus to their base. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Reservists on the bus
  • A woman takes inventory of fish at a market in Busan, South Korea. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Korea_Busan_004
  • Right-wing Korean nationalists protest outside the Japanese embassy in Seoul during a demonstration against Japan's claim to the Dokdo islands. The disputed islands are called Takeshima in Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Japanese Embassy Protest
  • A woman prepares seafood at beachside restaurant in Taejongdae, Yeongdo, Busan, South Korea. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Busan seafood restaurant
  • Osaka Municipal Central Wholesale Market, Osaka Japan Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Osaka Fish Market0015.jpg
  • 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
  • A surfer carries his surfboard on a bike in Fujisawa, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Shonan_Kugenuma Beach_46
  • Seagulls flock as a child throws food to them on Haeundae Beach, Busan, South Korea, December 31, 2012. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Busan_Ben Weller_005.jpg
  • A monk at a small temple in Busan, South Korea. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Busan_Ben Weller_015.jpg
  • Traditional Korean Dance, Silla University Dance Department 33rd Anniversary Program Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Busan_Ben Weller_064.jpg
  • A man sweeps the entrance to his home at dusk in Busan, South Korea. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Man cleaning at sunset
  • 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 Market0007.jpg
  • Osaka Municipal Central Wholesale Markets, Osaka, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    20151102_053.jpg
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 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_41
  • 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
  • Dancers compete at the Silla University 11th National Dance Sports Tournament in Busan, South Korea. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Korea Dance Sports
  • A couple in formal wedding attire returns home after a family member's wedding in Busan, South Korea. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Korea_Busan_061.jpg
  • Thousands of people came to Jindo, South Korea, to see the Jindo "Miracle" Sea Festival. Once a year, a 2.8km landbridge is exposed due to low tides. People cross the landbridge from Jindo to a neighboring islet. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Jindo_03
  • Nishi Honganji, Kyoto, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    kyoto_20
  • A monk in his office at a small temple in Busan, South Korea. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    weller_portfolio_027
  • Boys play on a beach near El Nido, Palawan, in the Philippines. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    weller_portfolio_006
  • A protester spraypaints anti-G20 graffiti during a demonstration and march in downtown Seoul during the G20 summit, Thursday, November 11, 2010. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    G20 Protests
  • Protestors shout slogans and hold signs decrying the G20, the US-Korean Free Trade Agreement and the South Korean president, Lee Myung-bak, during an anti-G20 protest in Seoul, South Korea, November 11, 2010. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    G20 Protests
  • Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Protest in Korea
  • 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
  • Dancers compete at the Silla University 11th National Dance Sports Tournament in Busan, South Korea. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Korea Dance Sports.jpg
  • A boy plays badminton at an apartment complex in Busan, South Korea. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Child Playing Badminton
  • Fans at the Busan International Film Festival react to the arrival of Korean movie stars Han Hyo-joo and So Ji-sub at Haeundae Beach, Busan, South Korea, October 7, 2011. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Busan International Film Fest
  • 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 fishmonger prepares a yellowfin tuna for sale at Yanagibashi Central Market in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    20170106_422.jpg
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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.
    20160331_200.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_10.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_01.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_06.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_04.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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Surfers and swimmers brave stronger than usual waves ahead of Typhoon Neoguri at Shonan Beach in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, 50 kilometers south of Tokyo. The typhoon is one of the strongest to hit the country in more than a decade, and has already caused damage, injuries, and at least one death in the southern islands of Japan. The storm is expected to weaken as it churns its way north and east across the archipelago, but authorities are warning of flooding and landslides caused by massive amounts of rain. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Shonan_Kugenuma Beach_45
  • 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_15.jpg
  • Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Kugenuma Kids_Skate and BMX_07.jpg
  • ROK Armed Forces patrol for North Korean spy submarines along the coast of Busan, South Korea. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Submarine Patrol.jpg
  • MARCH 9, 2020 - People wear masks to prevent against the spread of COVID-19 in Nagoya, Japan. The Nikkei stock market index fell below 20,000 on Monday as coronavirus fears continued to batter the global economy. (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO) (JAPAN) [UHU]
    covid-19_08.jpg
  • MARCH 9, 2020 - People wear masks to prevent against the spread of COVID-19 in Nagoya, Japan. The Nikkei stock market index fell below 20,000 on Monday as coronavirus fears continued to batter the global economy. (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO) (JAPAN) [UHU]
    covid-19_10.jpg
  • MARCH 9, 2020 - People wear masks to prevent against the spread of COVID-19 in Nagoya, Japan. The Nikkei stock market index fell below 20,000 on Monday as coronavirus fears continued to batter the global economy. (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO) (JAPAN) [UHU]
    covid-19_09.jpg
  • 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
  • Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Akihabara Maid.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
  • 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
  • Tsukiji Fish Market, Tokyo, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Tsukiji Fish Market
  • Women divers, known as haenyeo, prepare to dive for shellfish on Udo, a small islet off of Jeju Island, South Korea. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Haenyeo
  • MARCH 9, 2020 - People wear masks to prevent against the spread of COVID-19 in Nagoya, Japan. The Nikkei stock market index fell below 20,000 on Monday as coronavirus fears continued to batter the global economy. (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO) (JAPAN) [UHU]
    covid-19_11.jpg
  • Tsukiji Market (築地市場 Tsukiji shijō) Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Tsukiji Market, Tokyo (1 of 6).jpg
  • 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 />
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(Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO) (JAPAN) [UHU] Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Shimbashi, Tokyo
  • 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. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Toba Fire Festival
  • 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
  • Thousands of container boxes are seen at Busan New Container Terminal.
    weller_portfolio_024
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