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Flags flutter in Okinawan port as Japanese fishers mark Lunar New Year

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Fishers in Itoman city in Okinawa, Japan, marked the Lunar New Year by decorating their boats with colourful flags called Tairyo-bata on 1 February.

The flags signify a large catch of fish and reflect hopes the new year will be a bountiful one.

This Chinese New Year, as it is also called, is the year of the tiger.

People around Okinawa visit Itoman's fishing port to see this annual tradition.

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