Annual festival held at World Heritage site in Wakayama, western Japan

Annual festival held at World Heritage site in Wakayama, western Japan

People in traditional costumes parade during an annual festival on April 19, 2015, at the Niutsuhime shrine, a World Heritage site in Katsuragi, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, at the foot of Mt. Koya, the headquarters of the Koyasan Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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