Fire drill at Horyuji Temple

Fire drill at Horyuji Temple

Monks pray at World Heritage-listed Horyuji Temple in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 26, 2023, ahead of a fire drill. Jan. 26 was designated in 1955 as a day for raising awareness about protecting cultural assets from fire after one of the temple buildings burned down on Jan. 26, 1949.

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