Maintenance work for Great Buddha going on

Photo taken on Jan. 18, 2016, shows the Great Buddha of Kamakura, near Tokyo, which is undergoing maintenance work for the first time since 1961. The erection of scaffolding around the national treasure was delayed by heavy snow. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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