Rare "Zhou piano" to return to Yokohama's Chinatown

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Piano restorer Makoto Kano works to repair a "Zhou piano" in Iruma, Saitama Prefecture, on March 3, 2013, prior to its shipment to Yokohama.

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