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February 2, 2013
February 2, 2013
Lake Biwa, Japan
Photograph by Toru Hanai, Reuters
A Shinto shrine gate rises from Lake Biwa, Japan's largest freshwater lake. Surrounded by mountains and fed by 460 streams, the vast lake provides water for 14 million people.
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