Ancient court carriage parades on approach to temple in western Japan

Ancient court carriage parades on approach to temple in western Japan

An ancient court carriage, with Japanese writer Tamao Ariyoshi aboard, parades on the approach to the Jison-in temple in Kudoyama, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on April 8, 2015. The Buddhist temple is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site registered as the "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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