A 17-year-old Canadian was questioned for allegedly defacing a wooden pillar at a UNESCO-listed temple in the historic city of Nara, Japan, according to local police.
A 17-year-old Canadian was brought in for questioning for allegedly carving a name into a wooden pillar at a UNESCO-listed temple in the historic city of Nara, Japan, according to local police. The alleged incident took place at the centuries-old Toshodaiji Kondo temple complex on the afternoon of July 7. “On the southwest side of Toshodaiji Kondo, there are wooden pillars supporting the roof,” a police official told CNN.
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara Toshodaiji Kondo, built in the 8th century, is one of eight sites that make up the Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara, which was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. “Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and the excavated remains of the great Imperial Palace provide a vivid picture of life in the Japanese capital in the 8th century, a period of profound political and cultural change,” said the UNESCO inscription.
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