Visitors crowd at the Yasukuni Shrine on the first day of Mitama Festival in Tokyo.
Visitors crowd at the Yasukuni Shrine on the first day of Mitama Festival in Tokyo July 13, 2005. Over 29,000 paper lanterns, dedicated to nearly 2.5 million war dead will be lit during the four-day festival. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao YN/KS