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By Tatsuji Watanabe / Yomiuri Shimbun Senior Writer
23:04 JST,
September 18, 2024
KYOTO — After entering the grounds of Higashi-Tenno Okazaki Shrine through the torii gate and walking along the stone pavement, visitors are soon greeted by stone rabbits. Usually, lion-dog statues, called koma inu, stand as shrine guardians, but visitors here find a pair of “koma usagi” rabbits ins...