Shinto objects at Imperial Palace moved ahead of anti-quake work

Shinto objects at Imperial Palace moved ahead of anti-quake work

TOKYO, Japan - Led by a ritual conductor clad in white robes, servants and officials carry a ''ohaguruma'' portable shrine in a ceremony May 29 to move the sacred objects that symbolize imperial ancestors and various gods from the Imperial Palace's three main ritual rooms to a temporary room as the main rooms are to undergo anti-quake reinforcement work. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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