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Graveyard at Zojo-ji, Tokyo
Photo by Linda Freeman, July 5, 2003

wooden grave tablet

Sotoba are tall wooden stakes with the names of the deceased written in kanji. The haka, or tombstones, tend to be family markers rather than for individuals.

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