Buddhika Weerasinghe: July 2012

Monday, July 30, 2012

Cormorant Fishing Takes Place in Kyoto

A female cormorant fishing master Sawaki Mariko 38, uses a burning lantern and birds as she fishes on the Uji river on July 30, 2012 in Kyoto, Japan. The anciant fishing system, which sees fishermen use fire lanterns to illuminate the river to assist cormorants in catching their prey, runs from July to September in Arashiyama and Uji annually. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)

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Exclusive Dog Beach Attracts Dog Lovers

Japanese man and his pet dog, Marine bath in the water at Takeno Beach on July 28, 2012 in Toyooka, Japan. This beach is especially open for dogs and their owners each summer between the months of June and September. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)

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Anti-Nuclear Protest Continues In Japan

Anti-nuclear activists hold a protest against restarting the commercial nuclear reactors on July 27, 2012 in Osaka, Japan. Two of Japan's commercial nuclear reactors restarted after shut down due to safety concerns in the wake of the meltdowns at the Fukushima No. 1 plant in March 2011. Fifty commercial nuclear reactors are in Japan. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)

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Japanese Yamabushi

Japanese man as Yamabushi, mountain ascetic performs a sacred fire ritual during a religious annual ceremony on 22 July, 2012 in Kyoto, Japan. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)

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Tourists Visit Tottori Sand Dune in Japan

Two children walk on Tottori sand dunes on July 21, 2012 in Tottori, Japan. The dunes are over 30 km² but are decreasing in size as a result of the reforestation program following World War II. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)

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Sand Sculptures Exhibited At Tottori Dune

Japanese woman walks beside of sand replica titled 'British Science ? Charles Robert Darwin' during the event of sand made olympic gold medal and logos carve at Sand Museum located in the Tottori Dun on July 20, 2012 in Tottori, Japan. Tottori Sand Museum is world's first ever sand museum and this year hosts their 5th exhibition, focusing on the theme of Great Britain as the nation celebrates hosting of the London 2012 Olympic Games. The exhibition is open to the public from April 14 to January, 2013. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)

Japanese people put the finishing touches to a sand sculpture titled London Olympic Gold Medal and Logos, at Sand Museum located in the Tottori Dune on July 20, 2012 in Tottori, Japan. Tottori Sand Museum is world's first ever sand museum and this year hosts their 5th exhibition, focusing on the theme of Great Britain as the nation celebrates hosting of the London 2012 Olympic Games. The exhibition is open to the public from April 14 to January, 2013. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images)

Sunflowers In Full Bloom - Sayo

People walk through a sunflower field in full bloom on July 18, 2012 in Sayo, Japan. Approximately 1.2 million sunflowers are planted in 24.1 hectares at six sunflower fields in the city of Sayo. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)