(4)White-robed cult wraps trees along Gifu road

KIYOMI, Japan - Policemen check white-robed vehicles of Pana Wave Laboratory, a cult-like group, as its members work inside the white curtain on National Route 257 in the village of Kiyomi, Gifu Prefecture.

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