By SHINICHI KAWARADA/ Staff Writer
August 17, 2022 at 18:19 JST
Headstones of graves stand on the grounds of Butsumyoji temple in the Koshi district of Nantan, Kyoto Prefecture, after cemeteries in the community were closed. (Shinichi Kawarada)
NANTAN, Kyoto Prefecture--Instead of bowing their heads at ancestral graves, about 50 people offered prayers in front of a single large stone structure enshrining the deceased of Butsumoyoji temple's 70 patron families here on Aug. 12. [Read More]
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