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Show BACHED OHniMC Or" JAPAN. Where Devotees Pray for Ss'ety of Atsent Ones. A rontanl'e cuto:u i t the .Tnpnn'-e la iI. k. rl I In the "Kohnro" -f I of- cn,lo l'-arn. it la nirratel thai those who are anttoua for tho safety of ahsent niiea irpa r lo the mountain nf Dnkeyairii to perform a alngular rile. There la a shrine at tho summit sum-mit to cornlnetnornte a prlneeas of antiquity an-tiquity who dally watched hopelessly until she pll'cl end died, when her body was changed Into atone. One who looka with the eyca of a believer atlll aces He prlneeas on Mount Da-keynnia Da-keynnia In the shape of a pern ndicu-lar ndicu-lar rock. llefore her shnpe ar heaps of pehhlea and tho-e who nacend lo pray for tho eafo home coming of one they love take a pel, hie - with Ihem aa a tall-unan. And when at Inst reunited with the beloved anotner pilgrimage Is made to the shrlnn on Daki-)sma to rep'aco tho pehhlrwlth a handful uf olners, In dovuiioua! gratitude. |