Japanese photographer begins art project to raise hometown profile

Japanese photographer begins art project to raise hometown profile

A Japanese photographer known simply as Naoki, pictured on Sept. 4, 2015, has launched a "Nara Photo Art" project to show photos of Nara, his hometown and ancient capital of Japan, in collaboration with leading international photographers in an attempt to raise global awareness of the western Japan city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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