Izumo-Taisha grand shrine

Izumo-Taisha grand shrine

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken March 2013 shows Izumo-Taisha grand shrine in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan. The number of visitors to the shrine reached a record high of 8.04 million in 2013 after major repair work on its buildings was completed for the first time in 60 years, the Shimane prefectural government said Jan. 30, 2014.

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