Nachi falls lit up

NACHI-KATSUURA, Japan - The Nachi Falls and the three-storied pagoda of the Seigantoji Temple in Nachi-Katsuura, Wakatama Prefecture, are lit up on trial Dec. 19 in preparation for the year-end and New Year holiday season.

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