New votive tablet installed for coming new year

New votive tablet installed for coming new year

NACHIKATSUURA, Japan - A giant votive tablet depicting a dragon is displayed at Kumano-Nachi Shrine in Wakayama Prefecture on Nov. 30 in commemoration of the coming ''Year of the Dragon.''

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