Autumn leaves at Chusonji temple

Autumn leaves at Chusonji temple

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - People view on Nov. 8, 2011, autumn leaves along the approach road to Chusonji, a Buddhist temple in the town of Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture, in northeastern Japan. After a sharp drop in the wake of the March 11 quake-tsunami disaster, the temple has seen an increase in visitors since June when the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's World Heritage Committee authorized the Hiraizumi area as a new World Heritage cultural site.

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