Temple boardinghouse provides respite to seriously ill, families

Temple boardinghouse provides respite to seriously ill, families

Severely disabled 26-year-old Misato Komiyama from Maibara in Shiga Prefecture and her parents feed rice crackers to deer at western Japan's Nara Park on June 3, 2017. The three stayed overnight at a nearby boardinghouse built on the premises of a World Heritage-listed Buddhist temple in Japan's old capital Nara. The facility was founded in 2010 to give seriously ill people and their families a much-needed break. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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