(1)Repairs completed on oldest wooden pagoda in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Repairs to the oldest wooden pagoda in the Kanto region, in Tokyo's Ota Ward, are completed April 3. The five-story pagoda in the Ikegami Hommonji Temple grounds had not undergone major repairs since its construction in 1608.

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