Year-end cleaning at World Heritage-listed western Japan castle

Year-end cleaning at World Heritage-listed western Japan castle

Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force personnel clean the World Heritage-listed Himeji Castle in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 1. 2020, ahead of the New Year.

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