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21 Jun 2026

NACHIKATSUURA, JAPAN - JUNE 19: A large stone monument engraved with Japanese calligraphy denoting 'Nachi Falls' stands beside a traditional wooden torii gate entrance enveloped by dense forest in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, on June 19, 2026. A mid-angle perspective captures two visitors walking along the stone steps behind the sacred Shinto gateway, which is adorned with white shide paper streamers to mark the threshold into the holy natural grounds of Hiro-gongu Shrine, leading pilgrims and outdoor tourists directly toward the base of the sacred 133-meter waterfall within the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Kii Mountain Range pilgrimage network.

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21 Jun 2026

NACHIKATSUURA, JAPAN - JUNE 19: A visitor's hand reaches out toward rows of traditional 'Ema' (wooden prayer plaques) hanging on a display rack at Kumano Nachi Taisha Grand Shrine in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, on June 19, 2026. These colorful plaques feature custom illustrations of the Yatagarasu, a mythical three-legged crow acting as a divine guide, alongside depictions of a vermilion Shinto torii gate. Outdoor tourists and spiritual pilgrims write down their wishes and prayers on the back of these tablets, leaving them hung within the courtyard of the sanctuary along the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Kii Mountain Range pilgrimage network.

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21 Jun 2026

A balloon with the inscription ''Students Are Winning'' is seen during a protest organized by opposition-minded students in Novi Sad, Serbia, on June 20, 2026.

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21 Jun 2026

Protesters wave a flag with the inscription ''Students Are Winning'' during a protest organized by opposition-minded students in Novi Sad, Serbia, on June 20, 2026.

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21 Jun 2026

Protesters hold balloons with the inscription ''Students Are Winning'' on Bulevar Oslobodenja after a protest organized by opposition-minded students in Novi Sad, Serbia, on June 20, 2026.

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21 Jun 2026

Participants in a protest organized by opposition-minded students at the intersection of Fruskogorska Street and Bulevar cara Lazara in Novi Sad, Serbia, on June 20, 2026. Protesters hold a poster with the inscription: ''Students are winning''.

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21 Jun 2026

Participants in a protest organized by opposition-minded students at the intersection of Fruskogorska Street and Bulevar cara Lazara in Novi Sad, Serbia, on June 20, 2026. A T-shirt with the inscription: ''Students are winning'' is visible.

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21 Jun 2026

Participants in a protest organized by opposition-minded students at the intersection of Fruskogorska Street and Bulevar cara Lazara in Novi Sad, Serbia, on June 20, 2026. Girls hold a poster with the inscription: ''Homolje, you will not mine''.

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#13862816

21 Jun 2026

NACHIKATSUURA, JAPAN - JUNE 19: A traveler wearing sandals steps past an octagonal wayfinding sign painted on a stone sidewalk detailing directional routes for Kumano Kodo trails near Nachi Station in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, on June 19, 2026. This urban navigation marker includes English and Japanese text arrows pointing toward Kii-Tenma Station and Nachi Station, serving as a critical infrastructure guide for international long-distance hikers and spiritual pilgrims navigating the coastal transit sections of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed pilgrimage network.

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21 Jun 2026

NACHIKATSUURA, JAPAN - JUNE 19: A traveler wearing sandals steps past an octagonal wayfinding sign painted on a stone sidewalk detailing directional routes for Kumano Kodo trails near Nachi Station in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, on June 19, 2026. This urban navigation marker includes English and Japanese text arrows pointing toward Kii-Tenma Station and Nachi Station, serving as a critical infrastructure guide for international long-distance hikers and spiritual pilgrims navigating the coastal transit sections of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed pilgrimage network.

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#13862825

21 Jun 2026

NACHIKATSUURA, JAPAN - JUNE 19: A large stone monument inscribed with the kanji characters for "Daimon-zaka" stands next to an official UNESCO World Heritage sign at the entry corridor to Mount Nachi in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, on June 19, 2026. Backed by the steep, densely forested ridges of the Kii Mountain Range, this iconic stone gateway marks the historical starting point of the Daimon-zaka slope—an ancient cobblestone staircase lined with centuries-old Japanese cedar trees that directs long-distance hikers and spiritual pilgrims toward Kumano Nachi Taisha Grand Shrine and Nachi Falls along the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Kumano Kodo pilgrimage network.

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21 Jun 2026

SHINGU, JAPAN - JUNE 19: A small orange clay sculpture of a monk sits beneath an educational display sign explaining the history of the legendary 'Tendai Uyaku' medicinal plant outside a building in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, on June 19, 2026. According to the English and Japanese text inscription, the ancient Chinese voyager Jofuku arrived in the Kumano region roughly 2,200 years ago under orders from the First Emperor of Qin to search for an elixir of immortality, locating this specific botanical specimen native to the mountains surrounding the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Kumano Kodo pilgrimage networks.

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21 Jun 2026

SHINGU, JAPAN - JUNE 19: An international trekker carrying a large backpack walks through a towering vermilion torii gate leading into the sacred forested grounds of Kumano Hayatama Taisha in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, on June 19, 2026. This monumental Shinto gateway features a central decorative plaque with kanji characters and is flanked by a row of small orange wooden votive posts, marking the primary ceremonial entry corridor for modern long-distance hikers completing their spiritual pilgrimage journeys across the UNESCO World Heritage-listed trails of the Kii Peninsula.

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21 Jun 2026

SHINGU, JAPAN - JUNE 19: A pilgrim bows in reverence before the massive trunk of the ancient, sacred Nagi tree (Podocarpus nagi) wrapped with a shimenawa rope within the grounds of Kumano Hayatama Taisha in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, on June 19, 2026. Believed to be over 800 years old and designated as a National Natural Monument, this historic tree symbolizes safe travel and marital harmony, making its sanctuary enclosure a foundational focal point for spiritual pilgrims navigating the UNESCO World Heritage-listed trail network of the Kii Peninsula.

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21 Jun 2026

YUNOMINE ONSEN, JAPAN - JUNE 19: A small stone Jizo statue, adorned with a traditional red bib, stands as a protective guardian overlooking the thermal waters and rocky riverbed of Yunomine Onsen, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, on June 19, 2026. In Japanese Buddhism, Jizo figures serve as spiritual protectors of travelers, pilgrims, and children. Positioned along the steep stone banks adjacent to the historic Tsuboyu bathhouse—the world's only UNESCO World Heritage-listed hot spring open for public bathing—this sacred monument stands beside a dark wooden plaque detailing the regional folklore, volcanic geology, and spiritual history of the ancient Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trails.

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21 Jun 2026

YUNOMINE ONSEN, JAPAN - JUNE 19: Colored ceremonial banners adorn the main pavilion wooden facade of Toko-ji Temple in the ancient hot spring village of Yunomine Onsen, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, on June 19, 2026. Dedicated to Yakushi Nyorai, the Buddha of healing and medicine, this sacred temple stands directly beside the historic public bathhouse channels. According to local folklore and spiritual traditions dating back 1,800 years, the natural thermal mineral waters originally flowed straight from a stone statue of the medicine Buddha, turning this remote mountain valley along the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Kumano Kodo pilgrimage network into a vital regional stopover for physical recovery and spiritual purification rituals.

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