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The answer to our Geo Quiz today is Kyoto, Japan, where a seasonal tradition is being celebrated this week at several of the city’s temples. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Nori Akashi and Tomoko Inuishi of the Japan National Tourism Organization in New York about the annual Daikon radish festival in Kyoto.

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