Japanese women wearing a traditional kimono and obi in a Buddhist procession at Todaiji Temple, Nara, Japan.
A Buddhist procession and memorial service at Todaiji Temple, Nara, Japan. The women are wearing a kimono and a sash, called an obi tied around the waist, which looks like a pillow. ( This memorial service for the 1,250th anniversary of the death of Empress Komyo took place on October 15th, 2010. The empress was the wife of Emperor Shomu, who took the helm when the western Japan city was the country's capital in the eighth century).
Size: 3080px × 4622px
Location: Todaiji, Nara Park, 1 Zōshi-chō, Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan,Asia.
Photo credit: © Mieneke Andeweg-van Rijn / Alamy / Afripics
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