PICTURE OF THE MONTH: JUNE 2015
 
       A recent hot day near the entrance to the outer part of Ise Shrine, about 90 minutes
      by train south of Nagoya:
      

       Ise Shrine is one of the preeminent shrines in Japan. It has two parts: geku - the outer shrine
      and naiku - the inner shrine. There is a tradition of rebuilding the shrine every twenty years,
      using cedar wood from the Kiso area north east of Nagoya.

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