By AKIRA NEMOTO/ Staff Writer
December 17, 2020 at 07:00 JST
A ceremony is held in January 2017 to celebrate erecting the central column that stands at the center of the East Pagoda. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
NARA--Yakushiji temple here will open its renowned East Pagoda to the public for the first time in more than a decade, from March 1 until June 30, as its restoration work finally finishes. [Read More]
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