By SETSUKO TACHIKAWA/ Staff Writer
January 10, 2020 at 07:00 JST
Palanquin bearers carry a shop staff along the approach to Kotohira-gu shrine on Dec. 27 in Kotohira, Kagawa Prefecture. (Setsuko Tachikawa)
KOTOHIRA, Kagawa Prefecture--With the last remaining palanquin bearers retiring soon, visitors to Kotohira-gu shrine here will soon have to climb the 785 steps to the top on their own. [Read More]
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