Buddhist temples joining matchmaking boom

Buddhist temples joining matchmaking boom

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Shunko Yoshino, chief priest of Anrakuji, a Buddhist temple of the Nichiren sect in the city of Wakayama, explains rules of a spouse-finding event at the temple to a female participant on Feb. 11, 2013.

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