Foreigners experience Buddhist monk life at Mt. Koya heritage site

Foreigners experience Buddhist monk life at Mt. Koya heritage site

A monk at Ekoin temple on Mt. Koya, a World Heritage Site in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, attends to visitors from abroad at the temple in April 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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