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Hakuho extends winning streak to 60

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (R) defeats Estonian ozeki Baruto with an overarm throw in the day's final bout at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 24, 2010. Hakuho recorded his 60th consecutive victory and improved to 13-0 at the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Hakuho extends winning streak to 60

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho smiles after winning his 60th consecutive bout by defeating Estonian ozeki Baruto in the day's final bout at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 24, 2010. Hakuho improved to 13-0 at the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Hakuho extends winning streak to 60

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho leaves the ring with his winner's prize money after defeating Estonian ozeki Baruto in the day's final bout at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 24, 2010. Hakuho recorded his 60th consecutive victory and improved to 13-0 at the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Hakuho extends winning streak to 60

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (L) wrestles with Estonian ozeki Baruto in the day's final bout at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 24, 2010. Hakuho recorded his 60th consecutive victory and improved to 13-0 at the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Iwamura gets 2 hits, 2 RBIs as Rays beat Red Sox

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Akinori Iwamura hits a two-run ground-rule double to right-center in the eighth inning at Tropicana Field in a 13-0 rout of the Boston Red Sox on April 30.

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Sakaguchi leads Japan to demolition of Jordan

DOHA, Qatar - Japan midfielder Mizuho Sakaguchi (3rd from L) and teammates celebrate after demolishing Jordan 13-0 in the women's soccer opener at the Doha Asian Games on Nov. 30. Sakaguchi struck five second-half goals.

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Carp's Shima belts grand slam

HONAGO, Japan - Shigenobu Shima hts a grand slam in the eighth inning, helping the Hiroshima Carp stop a three-game losing steak with a 13-0 rout of the Chunichi Dragons at Yonago Stadium on April 23.

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Carp's Shima belts grand slam

HONAGO, Japan - Shigenobu Shima hts a grand slam in the eighth inning, helping the Hiroshima Carp stop a three-game losing steak with a 13-0 rout of the Chunichi Dragons at Yonago Stadium on April 23.

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Ichiro has 2 of 20 hits as Mariners match season-high

OAKLAND, United States - Seattle Mariners lead-off man Ichiro Suzuki runs past second to score the team's first run on a Bret Boone RBI double in the opening inning as the Mariners shut out the Oakland Athletics 13-0 at Network Associates Coliseum on July 2. Ichiro went 2-for-5 to improve his average to .343. (MLB)

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Japan provides target practice

Japan's ice-hockey players look tired after their 13-0 mauling at the hands of mighty Canada on Feb. 8.

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Carp's Shima belts grand slam

HONAGO, Japan - Shigenobu Shima hts a grand slam in the eighth inning, helping the Hiroshima Carp stop a three-game losing steak with a 13-0 rout of the Chunichi Dragons at Yonago Stadium on April 23. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro has 2 of 20 hits as Mariners match season-high

OAKLAND, United States - Seattle Mariners lead-off man Ichiro Suzuki runs past second to score the team's first run on a Bret Boone RBI double in the opening inning as the Mariners shut out the Oakland Athletics 13-0 at Network Associates Coliseum on July 2. Ichiro went 2-for-5 to improve his average to .343. (MLB) (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Tanaka roughed up by Nats

New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka gives up seven runs on nine hits, including two home runs, in four innings in a spring training game against the Washington Nationals in Viera, Florida on March 23, 2016. The Nationals won 13-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Tanaka roughed up by Nats

New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka gives up seven runs on nine hits, including two home runs, in four innings in a spring training game against the Washington Nationals in Viera, Florida on March 23, 2016. The Nationals won 13-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iwamura gets 2 hits, 2 RBIs as Rays beat Red Sox

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Akinori Iwamura hits a two-run ground-rule double to right-center in the eighth inning at Tropicana Field in a 13-0 rout of the Boston Red Sox on April 30. (Kyodo)

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Sakaguchi leads Japan to demolition of Jordan

DOHA, Qatar - Japan midfielder Mizuho Sakaguchi (3rd from L) and teammates celebrate after demolishing Jordan 13-0 in the women's soccer opener at the Doha Asian Games on Nov. 30. Sakaguchi struck five second-half goals. (Kyodo)

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Shipbuilders

Four men build a boat by the water. Two men to the right use a saw to cut wood and carve wood with an axe. In the centre stands a man taking measurements of lumber using a curved measure, and a man who is probably a master carpenter stands observing the measurement. A woman carrying a baby on her back places her hands on the boat and watches the men work.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number10‐13‐0]

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The approach to Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

The view of the Ichino torii from the front approach to Toshogu. Ten stone steps called sennin masusugata stand in front of this stone torii. People other than warriors, such as farmers and townspeople, could only go this far when paying respects to the temple. The ditch in the centre and gentle slope difference have been buried and do not exist today. To the right of the approach is Rinoji Temple, and a man walks with a balancing pole to the left.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number9‐13‐0]

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Stone-paved road to nikko takio shrine

Takinoo Shrine of Nikko was built by the Buddhist saint Kukai to worship Tagokoro-no-himemiko, goddess of Mt. Nyoho. Old cedar trees grow along the approach to Takinoo Shrine, and natural stones are laid. The gigantic size of the old cedar trees is emphasized by the person walking.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number7‐13‐0]

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Matsushima

This photo captures Matsushima Beach as seen from Kyogashima Island. The Kanrantei Teahouse in the Momohama Period (late 16th century) architecture style, a Designated Cultural Asset of Miyagi Prefecture, is visible in the distance, just to the left side of the island. The boat is a chabune with full sail. The calm surface of the water is strikingly beautiful.==Date:1904, Place:Matsushima, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number98‐13‐0]

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The Seto Inland Sea seen from Harima

Like #4950 and #4951, this is a stereograph made by the American company Underwood & Underwood. It shows the mountains in the western part of Hyogo Prefecture seen from Harima bay. Many foreigners visiting Japan enjoyed the scenery of the Seto Inland Sea while traveling between Nagasaki and Kobe or Osaka. This photograph was taken sometime before 1904.==Date:1904, Place:Kobe, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐13‐0]

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A woman holding a shamisen

This pose is the same as in #4789. The kimono is white and long-sleeved, tinted in the photograph. This is an artificial pose.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number96‐13‐0]

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A basket vendor

A basket peddler wears gaiters, black socks, sandals, and a kimono with a collar and hems pulled up. He is carrying merchandise on a balancing pole. These include sieve baskets, crate baskets, noodle-draining baskets, woven bamboo baskets and small brooms.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Usui Shuzaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number94‐13‐0]

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The garden of Manganji Temple,Nikko

Shoyoen Garden is located on the south side of the main hall at Manganji Temple. It was destroyed by fire in 1871 during the Boshin War. Modeled after Omi-Hakkei, the Chisenkaiyu-style garden remains to this day as a representative garden of the Edo Period. The Manganji main hall was formerly located between present-day Hobutsu-den and Shiunkaku of Rinoji Temple.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number92‐13‐0]

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A family at a party

A farming family participates in a studio photograph. A mat is spread on the floor and farming tools are placed against the wall on the left. The man on the left is playing a shamisen lute. Next to him is the mother holding a baby and next to her is the father-in-law. The woman in the middle might be a neighbor who is skilled at entertainment. Her hair is in marumage style with floral hairpins, and she is wearing a half sleeved kimono. Next to her are the granddaughter, mother in-law, grandson and father. The photograph reveals the customs of the mid to late Meiji Period.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number90‐13‐0]

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Girls reading books

The kimono collar of the woman lying down is covered with black satin. The girls with brightly-coloured half collars have their hair arranged in ichinogaeshi style. Fusuma sliding doors to divide rooms are visible in the rear.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number89‐13‐0]

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A view from Nikko Kanaya Hotel

The Nishi-machi area is seen from the garden of Nikko Kanaya Hotel. Daiya River is seen below. The foliage to the right is the Sannai area, site of Nikko Toshogu. The village in the centre is Nishi-machi, formerly home to the Tamozawa Imperial Villa and Nikko Hotel. Mt. Nantai is visible in the background.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number88‐13‐0]

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A teahouse at Oji

The caption reads Ogiya. The rakugo story The Fox of Oji was created to promote this establishment. The story goes that a man invites a girl, who is really a fox, to Ogiya for dinner. He gets her get drunk and tries to run away so that she has to pay the bill. A few days later the man goes to the fox with manju (sweet buns) to apologize. She replies, These manju could be made of horse dung, which is the punch line.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Kajima Seibei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number87‐13‐0]

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The stage of Kiyomizudera Temple,Kyoto

The balcony off the main hall of Kiyomizu Temple seen from Okuno-in, facing west-northwest. No people are visible on the balcony, and the trees in the South Garden are winter bare. The balcony was renovated in 1633. The building is in the yosemune style with a hiwadabuki roof. Wings flank the west side and the east and west of the south side. The approach stretches to the west in the South Garden on the left.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number86‐13‐0]

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Autumn tints of Takinogawa, Oji

This bridge appears many times in photographs of Takinogawa taken during the Meiji Period. The former Takinogawa Village was located west of Mt. Asuka. The groves of maple trees where people enjoyed the autumn colours centered around Kongoji, which was also called the autumn colours temple (present-day Takinogawa 3-chome, Kita Ward). People enjoyed the cherry blossoms at Mt. Asuka in spring and the colourful leaves of Takinogawa in autumn. Mid-Meiji Period.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number85‐13‐0]

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The stage of Kiyomizudera Temple,Kyoto

Balcony of the main hall of Kiyomizu Temple seen from Okuno-in, facing west-northwest. Among the sightseers there are women with parasols. It is probably the beginning of summer because the trees are lush with leaves. The terrace was renovated in 1633. The building is in the yosemune style, and the roof is made entirely of hinoki tree bark. Wings flank the west side and the east and west of the south side. Jinushi Shinto Shrine is partially visible behind the main hall. The wooden fencing inside the railing was apparently installed to prevent people from falling.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:A. Farsari, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number82‐13‐0]

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Lake Biwa seen from Miidera Temple

View of Otsu from Kannondo at Miidera Temple (official name: Enjoji Temple). Enjoji is the 14th temple in the circuit of 33 Holy Kannon Temples of Western Japan. The canal in the centre is the Lake Biwa Waterway built in 1890 to supply drinking water, generate electricity, and facilitate transportation. The state of the surroundings suggests that this photograph was taken soon after the completion of the waterway.==Date:unknown, Place:Otsu, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number79‐13‐0]

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Kinkakuji Temple

The Golden Pavilion at Rokuon-ji Temple seen from the eastern edge of Kyoko Pond, facing west-northwest. The shrubbery on the left is Ashihara Island. The temple was built in 1398 but destroyed by arson in 1950. Unlike the reconstructed building of today, the original roof was supported by many columns at each level. Pine forest surrounds the pond, and Mt. Momoyama Mountain rises behind.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number77‐13‐0]

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A woman having tea

A woman with a tea tray sits in front of a tokonoma (alcove) with a hanging scroll. The woman is dressed in kimono with the sash tied. She appears to be traveling. This may be a room in an inn.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number76‐13‐0]

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Shinto priests

This photograph, taken from just outside the torii gate of a shrine, shows Shinto priests conducting a religious ritual, Elderly priests wearing formal robes face each other. An irimoya-style altar has been installed in front of the shrine. A koan with a small altar on top is placed on the straw matting. The location is not known.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number72‐13‐0]

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The Yashamon Gate,Taiyuin Shrine,Nikko

The main temple of the Tendai-Jimon Sect stands on the side of Mt. Nagara on the southwest shore of Lake Biwa. The official name is Nagarasan Onjoji Temple. The building on the left is the Kan'non-do. The structure in the foreground is the Temizuya (washing area). The Hyakutai-do and Kangetsu Stage are visible behind. Lake Biwa is visible to the lower right.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number71‐13‐0]

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Okuma Shigenobu in traditional attire

This is Okuma Shigenobu relaxing in front of an alcove in his later years. Originally from the Saga Domain, he studied Dutch and English in Nagasaki, became a diet member, then served as minister of finance and established the basis of the capitalist system in Japan. He founded Waseda University and served as president of the Kenseito (Constitutional Party)==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number69‐13‐0]

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The Katsura River

Hozugawa Valley looking upstream. The topography suggests that this was taken from the valley at the west entrance of Asahi Tunnel on the former Japan National Railroad San'in Line, facing northwest. Mt. Ushimatsu is visible in the centre. Since no railroad tracks are visible, the photograph was probably taken before the opening of Sagano-Sonobe Line of Kyoto Railway in August 1899. Taken by Tamamura Kozaburo.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number68‐13‐0]

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A suspension bridge by the Koshu Road

This photograph depicts a river with a suspension bridge in the background. Neither the name of the bridge nor the location is known, but since the inscription says, Along the Koshu Highway, and the scenery around Katsura River was similar at the time, this seems to be the area east of Otsuki City, Yamanashi Prefecture. However, this site could not be positively identified in Yamanashi, so it may also be a scene along the highway on the Sagami side of the river.==Date:unknown, Place:Yamanashi, Photo:Usui Shuzaburo?, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number65‐13‐0]

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A jinrikisha

Two kimono-clad women are riding a jinrikisha (rickshaw). One of them is holding an umbrella. The woman on the left is holding the bar and a little girl is pushing the folded hood area in the rear. Two supporting sticks are used to stabilize the cart. The photograph was taken indoors.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number64‐13‐0]

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Five-story pagoda at Hokanji Temple

The five-story pagoda of Hokanji Temple is viewed from a path stretching southeast, facing northwest. The pagoda, also called Yasaka Tower, was built in 1440 by Ashikaga Yoshinori and underwent major repair work in 1618. Featuring a tiled roof, it is 40m tall and 5.5m wide. The photograph must have been taken before 1908, when the fence on the fifth story was removed during major repair work. The houses around the pagoda are brothels, and the area is currently called Tatsumi-Shinchi.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number63‐13‐0]

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Daibutsu (the Great Buddha) of Kamakura

The photograph is entitled JP Daibutzu of Kamacura / Japanese Buddha/ . There are sharply raking finials protruding from the caps of the bronze lanterns, which no longer exist. The photographer is thought to be Felix Beato. Beato's travel records suggest that it was taken at the end of the Edo or the beginning of the Meiji Period. The Great Buddha is an object of worship and climbing upon it is prohibited today.==Date:unknown, Place:Kamakura, Photo:F. Beato, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number62‐13‐0]

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A woman sorting cotton

Two women are removing cotton seeds on a board. They may be a master wearing a tasuki cord and a maid in hakama skirt. A byobu screen depicting scenes from the four seasons is behind them.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number61‐13‐0]

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Torii,Suwa Shrine

This hand-tinted photograph taken around 1887 depicts the view from the odoriba (plaza) looking down the path toward the entrance to the shrine. The performances of the autumn Kunchi Festival are presented here. Three torii gates are visible in the photograph. The streets of the city and Tera-machi area are visible in the distance.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number58‐13‐0]

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Tenjin-bashi Bridge

Tenjin Bridge is one of the three great bridges of Naniwa together with Tenma Bridge and Naniwa Bridge. The longest of the three, Tenjin Bridge was destroyed in the great flood of the Yodo River in 1885 and replaced three years later with an iron bridge.==Date:unknown, Place:Osaka, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number57‐13‐0]

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The entrance to Mt. Nunobiki

View of the area near present-day Shin Kobe Station (Sanyo Shinkansen Line) and the New Kobe Oriental Hotel in Chuo Ward. Taken in the latter half of the Meiji Period. On the hillside to the left of the Takimichi (waterfall road) is a hot spring called Nunobiki Spa fed by boiling-hot, carbonated spring water from underground. There used to be many inns, restaurants, and teahouses along the road continuing from the northeast of Ikuta Shinto Shrine to this area. Many people visited here to enjoy the cool air during summer.==Date:unknown, Place:Kobe, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number56‐13‐0]

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The Yokohama foreign settlement

The red-brick building on the right down the hill is the French Consulate designed by French architect P. Sarda and built in 1896. The Yamashita foreign settlement lies across the Horikawa Waterway. The building with the chimney in the centre is the old Grand Hotel, while the Japanese-style roof on the left of the hotel is the former Hepburn residence.==Date:unknown, Place:Yokohama, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number55‐13‐0]

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The 1st National Industrial Exhibition (Ueno Park)

The stairs to Ueno Park seen from Ueno Hirokoji Square, taken during the First National Industrial Exhibition held from August 21 to November 30, 1877. A Western-style windmill with a blade length of 15m used for pumping water was placed at the bottom of the stairs and became a popular attraction. The panel to the left of the stairs possibly carried information about the exhibition. Some vendors have set up shop.==Date:1877, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number53‐13‐0]

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Sanmaibashi bridge at yumoto hot spring

It was taken at nearly place of cabinet No.29-20.==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number52‐13‐0]

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A girl on a jinrikisha

A young kimono-clad woman is riding a jinrikisha (rickshaw) and holding an umbrella. The rickshaw man wears a head towel, inhanten coat, long underwear and straw sandals. This was taken in front of a cluster of trees.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐13‐0]