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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Oliver Pritchard-Jones

Teenage tourist accused of carving name into 1,200 year-old temple in Japan

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A teenager has been questioned by police after he allegedly carved his name into a wooden pillar of an 8th-century Japanese temple.

The 17-year-old from Canada wrote “Julian” on a pillar at the Toshodaiji Kondo - a UNESCO world heritage site - about 170cm above the ground with his nail, officers said.

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