Artist Yumeji Takehisa's writings newly found

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A museum in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, displays 20 newly discovered writings, including letters and postcards, by poet and painter Yumeji Takehisa (1884-1934) on Dec. 6, 2014.

Sample
PDF Preview

Product Code
ILEA001211581

Registered date
2014/12/06 00:00:00

Credit
Kyodo / Kyodo News Images

Media source
2014 Kyodo News

Media size
3968 × 2645 pixel

Resolution
240 dpi

Deployment size
790.28(KB)*

Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos

Cleaning of Himeji Castle ahead of New Year

KOBE, Japan, Dec. 20 Kyodo - Ground Self-Defense Force members on Dec. 20, 2017, sweep the soot off Himeji Castle, a hilltop castle complex located in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan ahead of New Year. A UNESCO World Heritage site, the castle, known as White Heron Castle because of its brilliant white exterior, is one of the most visited castles in Japan.

Over 2 mil. tourists visit Mizuki road in Tottori Pref.

YONAGO, Japan - Tourists and "yokai" (demon) characters created by manga artist Shigeru Mizuki pose for photos at Mizuki Shigeru Road in the city of Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 28, 2014, during an event to commemorate the number of the tourists having surpassed the 2 million mark for five straight years. The shopping district features bronze statues of more than 150 yokai characters.

American offers 'cool-headed' info on Japan whaling town

OSAKA, Japan - Jay Alabaster from the United States points to a videotaped folding screen showing an ancient whaling operation at the Taiji Whale Museum in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, as seen in this file photo taken on Oct. 15, 2014. The American researcher has lived in Taiji since the autumn of 2013 helping disseminate in a cool-headed manner information on life in the whaling town to the rest of the world.

Diver in Santa Claus costume greets visitors at aquarium

MATSUYAMA, Japan - A diver in a Santa Claus costume waves to children at the Osakana-kan aquarium on Dec. 24, 2014, in Matsuno, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan.

Some 60 mascot characters join Christmas event

GIFU, Japan - Some 60 mascot characters from around Japan, including national mascot character contest winner "Gunma-chan" (2nd from L) representing Gunma Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, gather at Yanagase shopping street in the central Japanese prefecture of Gifu for a Christmas event on Dec. 20, 2014.

Elastic mascot character popular at Christmas event

GIFU, Japan - "Nebaaru-kun" (C), an "unauthorized" mascot character of Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, steals the show with its elastic body at a Christmas event joined by some 60 characters nationwide at Yanagase shopping street in the central Japanese prefecture of Gifu on Dec. 20, 2014.

City assembly passes ordinance for revue troupe

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - The Takarazuka Grand Theater, built for the Japanese all-female Takarazuka Revue musical troupe, stands in the namesake city in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, as seen in this file photo taken in July 2013. The Takarazuka municipal assembly passed an ordinance on Dec. 18, 2014, to create an environment matching the troupe on the occasion of the 100th anniversary this year of its creation.

Okinawan folk duo performs in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Isamu Shimoji and Yukito Ara of Sakishima Meeting, a folk duo from Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, play the guitar and "Sanshin" (Okinawa shamisen) during a concert at the Japan Society in New York on Dec. 12, 2014.

Centenarian woman to sing Choral for last time

KOBE, Japan - Centenarian Chiyoko Fujii (C) practices Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, with a choir in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, on Dec. 12, 2014, for her final performance the following day in the western Japan city. Her daughter Kazumi Tsukutani is on the right.

Okinawan folk duo performs in New York

NEW YORK, United States - With Yukito Ara (R) on sanshin (Okinawa shamisen) and Isamu Shimoji on guitar, Sakishima Meeting, a folk duo from Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, performs during a concert at the Japan Society in New York on Dec. 12, 2014.