Jison-in's pagoda lit up for Pink Ribbon campaign

Jison-in's pagoda lit up for Pink Ribbon campaign

HASHIMOTO, Japan - Jison-in "tahoto," a pagoda at the Buddhist temple in Kudoyama town in Wakayama Prefecture, turns pink on Oct. 18, 2014, to appeal for the importance of breast cancer's early detection and rapid cure. Jison-in is part of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Ancient court carriage parades on approach to temple in western Japan

Ancient court carriage parades on approach to temple in western Japan

An ancient court carriage, with Japanese writer Tamao Ariyoshi aboard, parades on the approach to the Jison-in temple in Kudoyama, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on April 8, 2015. The Buddhist temple is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site registered as the "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

People pull carriage as part of temple festival in western Japan

People pull carriage as part of temple festival in western Japan

People in Kudoyama, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, draw an ancient court carriage during a festival at the Jison-in temple on April 8, 2015. The Buddhist temple is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site registered as the "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Temple pagoda lit in pink for breast cancer awareness blitz

Temple pagoda lit in pink for breast cancer awareness blitz

The two-storied Tahoto pagoda at Jison-in, a Buddhist temple and UNESCO World Heritage site in Kudoyama, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, is illuminated in pink on Oct. 31, 2015, as part of the Pink Ribbon breast cancer awareness campaign. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Candle lit at temple in breast cancer awareness campaign

Candle lit at temple in breast cancer awareness campaign

Comedian Kuniko Yamada, a survivor of breast cancer, lights a candle on Oct. 31, 2015, at an event to illuminate in pink the two-storied Tahoto pagoda at Jison-in, a Buddhist temple and UNESCO World Heritage site, in Kudoyama, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan. The event was held as part of the Pink Ribbon breast cancer awareness campaign. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Jison-in's pagoda lit up for Pink Ribbon campaign

Jison-in's pagoda lit up for Pink Ribbon campaign

HASHIMOTO, Japan - Jison-in "tahoto," a pagoda at the Buddhist temple in Kudoyama town in Wakayama Prefecture, turns pink on Oct. 18, 2014, to appeal for the importance of breast cancer's early detection and rapid cure. Jison-in is part of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. (Kyodo)