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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
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The Yomiuri Shimbun

Lion dance livens up Yokohama's Chinatown, prays for end to coronavirus

Dancers in the guises of Chinese lions perform their exotic dance in Yokohama's Chinatown on Sunday. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

A Chinese lion dance performed as a prayer for an end to the novel coronavirus pandemic entertained visitors in Yokohama's Chinatown district Sunday.

With the bang of firecrackers, a yellow lion representing festivity and a blue lion representing the port town appeared before the Zenrinmon gate in town and danced for about 10 minutes, jumping around and pretending to bite the heads of onlookers.

"The performance was dynamic and encouraged me to go on and do my best," said a 37-year-old woman from Yokohama who saw the dance firsthand.

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