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Mitama Festival, TokyoThousands of paper lanterns light up the evening at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo during the Mitama Matsuri. The midsummer celebration honors ancestral spirits.
Photograph by Toru Hanai, Reuters

Travel 365: Best of September 2013

 Explore top destinations and travel inspiration featured in National Geographic’s September 2013 issue.

October 2, 2013
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