Repair of World Heritage-listed shrine in Japan

Repair of World Heritage-listed shrine in Japan

Priests at World Heritage-listed Munakata Taisha shrine in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, pray on June 1, 2020, ahead of the planned repair of a main component of the shrine for the first time in about 50 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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