By ANRI TAKAHASHI/ Staff Writer
February 15, 2020 at 07:00 JST
Noel Gatsinda, center, is dressed as a Namahage with the help of Mikio Miura, right, on Dec. 31 in the Sugoroku district of Oga, Akita Prefecture. (Anri Takahashi)
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