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HIMEJI, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 04: Japanese Nasu Animal Kingdom President Tetsuya Sato holds a hawk during the demonstration of traditional Japanese falconry at Himeji Castle on November 4, 2012 in Himeji, Japan. A demonstration of this kind has not been held at the venue since the Samurai period. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images)

HIMEJI, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 04:  Japanese Nasu Animal Kingdom President Tetsuya Sato holds a hawk during the demonstration of traditional Japanese falconry at Himeji Castle on November 4, 2012 in Himeji, Japan. A demonstration of this kind has not been held at the venue since the Samurai period.  (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images)