By NOBORU TOMURA/ Staff Writer
July 6, 2020 at 07:10 JST
A “hagoita” wooden paddle believed to be more than 400 years old that was discovered at Gankoji temple in Mitake, Gifu Prefecture. The wall the paddle was nailed to bears graffiti written in ink. (Noboru Tomura)
MITAKE, Gifu Prefecture--Knock down a wall and you never know what you’ll find, especially if the building being renovated is an ancient temple. [Read More]
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