Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 9, 1984: Makiko (left) and Kuniko Clark play in the pool of the New Sanno Hotel in Tokyo, Japan as other guests sunbathe on the stretchers surrounding the pool. The New Sanno opened in October 1984 after eight years of planning and nearly three years of construction.

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