Koyasan temple celebrates 515th master priest

Koyasan temple celebrates 515th master priest

HASHIMOTO, Japan - Kongobuji, the head temple of Koyasan Shingon Buddhism in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, celebrates the inauguration of the 515th master priest, Hosokawa Koyu (L), in a traditional ritual on March 12, 2014.

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