By MAYO TOMIOKA/ Staff Writer
August 31, 2022 at 07:30 JST
A hot air balloon is about to be launched from an exercise yard of the former Nara Prison in Nara on Aug. 2, with a red brick detention building seen in the back. (Mayo Tomioka)
NARA--A prison breakout by hot air balloon will be one of the highlights of an autumn festival here when the former century-old Nara Prison here is opened to the public. [Read More]
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