Aiming high for the New Year

PHOTO: REUTERS

Japanese in the costumes of ancient nobles playing a traditional ball game called "Kemari", as part of the country's New Year celebration at Shimogamo shrine in Kyoto yesterday.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on January 05, 2016, with the headline Aiming high for the New Year. Subscribe