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Temple bell donated to war effort returns after 82 years
IZUMOZAKI, Niigata Prefecture--A centuries-old hanging bell that escaped being melted down for Japan’s failed war ... from a beam of Japanese cypress wood, measuring 30 cm across, that had ...
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Monks at Kyoto temple test their hanging bell for New Year’s Eve
The hanging bell was cast during the early years of the Edo Period (1603-1867). It is 3.3 meters tall, 2.8 meters wide and weighs 70 tons. It is regarded as one of Japan’s three most ...