Temple holds rite for unclaimed spirit tablets

Temple holds rite for unclaimed spirit tablets

HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, Japan - A Buddhist priest holds a memorial service for some 400 spirit tablets unclaimed after the 2011 tsunami at the Seitai-ji temple in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 8, 2014. The temple is keeping the tablets recovered from debris following the disaster.

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