Tokyo snapshot: People throng around Nishiarai Daishi's hall

Photo taken on Oct. 21, 2015, shows many elderly people in the precincts of Nishiarai Daishi temple's Komyoden hall in Tokyo, where normally Buddhist memorial services are conducted. The place was noisy that day, with a campaign under way by an "enka" Japanese ballad singer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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