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Japanese women wearing Heian era (794-1192) court dress participate in the Kumano Kodo Picture Scroll procession along the Kumano Kodo sacred pilgrimage route in Takahata village, Wakayama province, Friday 03 November, 2006. The procession is a re-enactment of a Heian era court pilgrimage to the sacred shrines along the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route. The route was designated a UNESCO Cultural Heritage Site in July 2004, due to the 1,200 year old traditions of nature worship still intact in the lush and rugged Kii mountain range of central Japan. (KEYSTONE/EPA/EVERETT KENNEDY BROWN)