Plan to recommend sacred island for UNESCO list sparks mixed feelings

Plan to recommend sacred island for UNESCO list sparks mixed feelings

Photo taken in November, 2015, shows Munakata Grand Shrine's Okitsu no Miya pavilion on Okinoshima Island off Fukuoka Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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