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Japanese cypress bark-roofed Ukigumo shrine

Japanese cypress bark-roofed Ukigumo shrine

Photo taken on Feb. 16, 2015, shows the new roof covered with Japanese cypress bark collected in a planted forest adjacent to the Kasugayama Primeval Forest, a World Heritage Site, at Kasugataisha's Ukigumo shrine in Nara, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese cypress bark peeled for roof of Kasugataisha shrine

Japanese cypress bark peeled for roof of Kasugataisha shrine

A specialist peels off the bark of a Japanese cypress tree on a trial basis in a planted forest adjacent to the Kasugayama Primeval Forest, a World Heritage Site, in Nara, western Japan, on Feb. 3, 2015, to use it for a new roof for Kasugataisha shrine, customarily done once every 20 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese cypress bark peeled for roofing at Kasugataisha shrine

Japanese cypress bark peeled for roofing at Kasugataisha shrine

A specialist peels off the bark of a Japanese cypress tree on a trial basis in a planted forest adjacent to the Kasugayama Primeval Forest, a World Heritage Site, in Nara, western Japan, on Feb. 3, 2015. The bark will be used for Kasugataisha shrine's new roof, customarily done once every 20 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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