Phoenix

Phoenix
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"Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, the Asakusa Samba Carnival is held every year in late August. More than 500,000 people lined the streets this year to soak in the infectious rhythms and highly-charged atmosphere of this exciting Latin American festival. Tokyo is home to more than 200,000 Brazilian-Japanese and this is their largest celebration of the year," says photographer Kristen Elsby.

Asakusa, Tokyo, 2005