Ice cutters at work, Japan. Some jobs are still done the traditional, labour-intensive way. Manual labour. Japanese. Old-fashioned.

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Ice cutters at work. Ice is still produced and cut locally in many parts of Japan. The man on the left is operating the large circular saw that cuts the blocks, while the man on the right moves the heavy blocks around.

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Size: 2364px × 3560px
Location: Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Hokuriku Region, Japan
Photo credit: © CulturalEyes - AusSoc2 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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