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Fog lifting in Tokushima, Japan

After a rainy morning, fog lifts off of a verdant mountain in Tokushima Prefecture. Forests like these are an artifact of Japan's post-war industrial policy; the government planted over 10 million acres of cedar trees alone.

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Date Taken: 03.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: Miyoshi, Tokushima, Japan
Copyright: © Laura Katz