Giant statue of ancient Buddhist monk in southwest Japan cleansed ahead of spring festival
One of the country's largest statues of Buddhist monk Kukai (774-835), posthumously called Kobo Daishi, at Imayama Daishi ...
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A statue of a 'comfort woman' is testing a landmark agreement between Japan and South Korea
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S. Korean temple agrees to return stolen statue to Japan next year
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Giant statue of ancient Buddhist monk in southwest Japan cleansed ahead of spring festival
NOBEOKA, Miyazaki -- One of the country's largest statues of Buddhist monk Kukai (774-835), posthumously called Kobo Daishi, at Imayama Daishi temple in this southwestern Japan city was purified ...