Japanese monks put their grace and inner beauty under the spotlight as they participated in a Most Handsome Monks contest on August 22.
Spectators voted for the participant they found most inspiring, after the monks walked down a runway, performed in a talent show and answered questions in a Q&A session.
Aigen Yokoyama, a monk from Chiba prefecture and an avid karate practitioner, split 10 layers of cement tiles with his hand, a skill he mastered from his time at a sports college. Continue reading
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