Temple boardinghouse provides respite to seriously ill, families

Misato Komiyama, a seriously disabled woman from Maibara in Shiga Prefecture, celebrates her 26th birthday with her parents and staff of a boardinghouse at a World Heritage-listed Buddhist temple in Japan's old capital Nara on June 3, 2017. Misato and her parents stayed overnight at the boardinghouse, which has been serving as a place that gives families of seriously ill and disabled people a much-needed break. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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