Year-end cleaning at Himeji Castle

Year-end cleaning at Himeji Castle

Rangers from Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force are involved in the "susuharai" end-of-year cleaning ritual at Himeji Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in the western Japan city of Himeji on Dec. 20, 2016. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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