THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 30, 2024 at 08:00 JST
Jitsuei Shibata, an ascetic guide, blows a shell trumpet in the Zenki district in Shimokitayama, Nara Prefecture, on June 16. (Kenji Shimizu)
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