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Religious dance at western Japan temple

An "Otaiya" religious dance is performed at Buddhist Shingon-sect Kongobu-ji temple on Mt. Koya in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on April 17, 2025, in honor of the sect's founder Kukai (774-835), posthumously known as Kobo Daishi.

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Religious dance at western Japan temple

An "Otaiya" religious dance is performed at Buddhist Shingon-sect Kongobu-ji temple on Mt. Koya in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on April 17, 2025, in honor of the sect's founder Kukai (774-835), posthumously known as Kobo Daishi.

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Fusuma doors with drawing at western Japan temple

Fusuma sliding doors with drawing by Japanese-style painter Hiroshi Senju are dedicated to Kongobu-ji, head temple of the Koyasan Shingon sect of Buddhism, in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 16, 2020.

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Memorial service for COVID-19 victims

A memorial service for victims of the novel coronavirus is held at Kongobu-ji, head temple of the Koyasan Shingon sect of Buddhism, in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on May 3, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo