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Daily Life In Miyajima Island

MIYAJIMA, JAPAN – APRIL 15: A visitor walks through a path lined with hundreds of small stone Rakan (Arhat) statues, many wearing colorful hand-knitted hats, at Daisho-in Temple on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on April 15, 2026. These 500 statues represent the first disciples of the historical Buddha, each uniquely carved with a different facial expression and human trait (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #13586978
Date taken: 15 April 2026
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Photographer: Artur Widak/NurPhoto
Category: Human Interest

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