Candle festa held at cemetery in Koya mountain range, western Japan

Candle festa held at cemetery in Koya mountain range, western Japan

A candle festival is held on the approach to the Okunoin cemetery in the Koya mountain range, the center of Japan's Shingon school of Buddhism, in Koya, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 13, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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