Augmented experience of ancient Nara

KASHIHARA, Japan - Participants in an augmented reality tour view historic sites over which computer graphics of ancient buildings and sights have been projected via special goggles, in the village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture, on Nov. 3, 2011.

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