Soba noodles fighting

An elementary school student eats soba noodles during a Soba Fighting annual festival at Miyama city, Fukui prefecture about 320 kilometers northwest Tokyo, Japan October 31,2010. Soba are one of the most popular Japanese noodles made from buckwheat flour. The noodles are usually cooked and served with various toppings and shoyu (Japanese soy sauce). Soba dishes are often served chilled in the summer and hot in the winter, although different varieties of soba noodles are available all over the country.                                                    

In Fukui prefecture, Oroshi Soba is the most famous soba, topped with daikon (radish) and invented in 1601. That Oroshi soba are a popular inexpensive fast food at JR train stations throughout Fukui prefecture. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery.844Y4207

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Traditional method of river fishing-Japan

A man throws the fishing net at Asuwa river in Fukui city about 320 kilometers west Tokyo, Japan October 19,2010. Net fishing is traditional method of river fishing and catching the Ayu fish that has been practiced in Japan for some hundreds years. Ayu fish are amongst the Japanese people's favorite fish that fish catching between summer and winter season. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street photo gallery.844Y3154
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Japan concerns floating of yen

A bank teller counts yen bank notes in Fukui city about 320 kilometer north Tokyo, Japan. Japan concern over the rise of the yen against the dollar after 15-years and government officially announce will take necessary step against extremely currency move. Yen's rise in recent months and U.S. dollar is being traded at 81.33 on Today  Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe. 844Y2644

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River side café of Kakusen-kei Kawadoko at Yamanaka.

People take relax and enjoyed special sweets recipes introduced by Rokusaburo Michiba at river side popular cafe at Kakusen-kei Kawadoko in Yamanaka, Ishikawa prefecture about 295 kilometers from Tokyo, Japan. Most of visitors are enjoy a relaxing time in this beautiful area surrounded by rich greenery and clean water from the stream. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Galeery. 844Y2331

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Man rides the bicycle

A man rides the bicycle over the Asuwa river  against backdrop of sunset in Fukui city about 320 kilometers west of Tokyo, Japan October 6, 2010. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Picture Gallery. 844Y1741

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Dreams of a human chain - Fukui,Japan

A Woman draws her daughter's body shape on the ground during a painting shape of human chain front of the railway station in Fukui city about 320 kilometers west of Tokyo, Japan October 3, 2010. About 60 of people lay down ground and drawing their body shape as a human chain and painting their shape of body two days human chain drawing event that organize by local government office of Fukui. Most of participants paint their own shape of body by their dreams of colors and right the messages “PEACE, FREEDOM, SMILE, LOVE” over the body shape. Pic-Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery. 844Y1596

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