Nara shrine on World Heritage List

Nara shrine on World Heritage List

The photo shows Kasuga Shrine in Nara, one of a group of Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines in the ancient capital that have been put on the World Heritage List by the World Heritage Committee (WHC) currently meeting in Kyoto. ==Kyodo

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