Couple visits World Heritage site on "photo wedding" tour in central Japan

Kosuke Nakamikawa and his wife Mai have their photos taken in front of a thatched house in the Gokayama district of Nanto, Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 6, 2015. The couple from Tokyo visited the district, a UNESCO World Heritage site, on a "photo wedding" tour organized by a local travel agency. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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