By EIJI MATSUSHITA
November 23, 2020 at 07:00 JST
A couple stares at the silhouette of Shimabara Castle's keep, dubbed "Castle Monster," which appears in the sky over the Sea of Ariake from the castle tower in Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Oct. 11. (Eiji Matsushita)
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