By TAKUMI OKADA/ Staff Writer
April 4, 2021 at 18:40 JST
Traditional court music and dancing are performed in the west precinct of Horyuji temple in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, on April 3 during a memorial service to mark the 1,400th anniversary of Prince Shotoku's death. (Takaharu Yagi)
IKARUGA, Nara Prefecture--A memorial service to mark the 1,400th anniversary of the death of Prince Shotoku, a reformer in his time who steered the nation toward Buddhism, kicked off at Horyuji temple here on April 3. [Read More]
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