Return of Joseon-era 'royal shrine' from Japan

Return of Joseon-era 'royal shrine' from Japan

Huh Min (L), administrator of the Korea Heritage Service, poses for a photo with Takao Sato, chief priest of Kotoku-in Temple in Kamakura, near Tokyo, at the National Palace Museum of Korea in Seoul on Dec. 23, 2025, after presenting him with a presidential citation for donating Gwanwoldang, a building believed to be a royal shrine from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), to South Korea. The heritage agency is set to exhibit parts of the disassembled building at Gyejodang Hall inside Gyeongbok Palace, the main royal palace during the dynasty, starting the next day, 100 years after it was taken to Japan. (Yonhap)

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