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Find out What These Japanese Monks Have in Common with Star Wars

Japanese monks took to Twitter to show how agile they are in their traditional  garb

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In Fukui Japan, a Buddhist monk was ticketed by a traffic police citing that his traditional garb was interfering with his safety.

According to this The Japan News report, the monk was charged for ‘driving in kimono that could affect safe driving.’ The said monk also had to pay a fine of Yen 6000, which is Rs 3,875 approximately.

In case you are wondering what these garbs looks like, and why it could come in the way of flexibility, take a look:

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