Japanese lute player starts pilgrimage of 88 temples

Japanese lute player starts pilgrimage of 88 temples

Gessui Kuroda plays a Japanese lute at Okubo Temple in the southwestern Japan city of Sanuki on July 13, 2016, at the start of her pilgrimage to 88 temples in Shikoku, one of Japan's main islands. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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