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Hatsune Miku snow statue

SAPPORO, Japan - A new 3-meter-tall snow statue of Hatsune Miku, a girl idol character for singing software, is built at Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido on Feb. 11, 2012. A previous Miku statue collapsed on its own on Feb. 7, 2012, apparently due to warm weather, injuring a passer-by.

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Snow statue of Hatsune Miku

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo shows a 3-meter-tall snow statue of Hatsune Miku, a girl idol character for singing software, at Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido on Feb. 6, 2012. The statue collapsed due to warmer weather the following day, injuring a passer-by.

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Fire festival near Mt. Fuji

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - About 3-meter-tall torches light up a Shinto shrine gate along a national highway in a 400-year-old fire festival near Mt. Fuji in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 26, 2010.

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Fire festival near Mt. Fuji

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - About 3-meter-tall torches are lit along a national highway in a 400-year-old fire festival in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 26, 2010. Mt. Fuji is seen in silhouette in the background.

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Fire festival near Mt. Fuji

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - About 3-meter-tall torches are lit along a national highway in a 400-year-old fire festival near Mt. Fuji in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 26, 2010.

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Narita runway construction begins near farmers' lands

NARITA, Japan - Crews begin work April 17 on part of a new runway for Narita airport, Chiba Prefecture, near lands owned by six farmers who oppose its construction (foreground). Some 230 workers began erecting 3-meter-tall fences at two locations around construction sites.

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Outdoor sculpture exhibition draws crowds to Sydney's eastern coast

STORY: Outdoor sculpture exhibition draws crowds to Sydney's eastern coast DATELINE: Oct. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the outdoor sculpture exhibition STORYLINE: With over 100 sculptures by Australian and international artists, the free-to-public outdoor exhibition dubbed "Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi" is drawing visitors to the iconic Bondi Beach in Sydney's east, which will run until Nov. 7. The 2-km coastal walk from Bondi to Tamarama was once again decorated with art installations featuring various materials that include metal, glass, polyethylene and augmented reality technologies. About 450,000 visitors are expected to enjoy the seaside sculpture show. Though being postponed in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the returning 24th edition of the exhibition stages a series of artworks focusing on climate change and environmental protection. The 3-meter-tall, cone-shaped installation "Just a Drop in the Ocean" was create

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Narita runway construction begins near farmers' lands

NARITA, Japan - Crews begin work April 17 on part of a new runway for Narita airport, Chiba Prefecture, near lands owned by six farmers who oppose its construction (foreground). Some 230 workers began erecting 3-meter-tall fences at two locations around construction sites.

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Pillar supporting Tokyo station for 100 yrs removed

Workers remove one of 14 cast-iron pillars on Feb. 17, 2015, that have been supporting Tokyo Station since its opening in 1914. The 3-meter-tall column, which bears relief art on the upper part and helped the station survive the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923 as well as wartime bombing, is to be reinstalled as a monument on the same platform. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pillar supporting Tokyo station for 100 yrs removed

Workers remove one of 14 cast-iron pillars on Feb. 17, 2015, that have been supporting Tokyo Station since its opening in 1914. The 3-meter-tall column, which bears relief art on the upper part and helped the station survive the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923 as well as wartime bombing, is to be reinstalled as a monument on the same platform. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pillar supporting Tokyo station for 100 yrs removed

Workers remove one of 14 cast-iron pillars on Feb. 17, 2015, that have been supporting Tokyo Station since its opening in 1914. The 3-meter-tall column, which bears relief art on the upper part and helped the station survive the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923 as well as wartime bombing, is to be reinstalled as a monument on the same platform. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fire festival near Mt. Fuji

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - About 3-meter-tall torches are lit along a national highway in a 400-year-old fire festival near Mt. Fuji in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 26, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Fire festival near Mt. Fuji

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - About 3-meter-tall torches light up a Shinto shrine gate along a national highway in a 400-year-old fire festival near Mt. Fuji in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 26, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Fire festival near Mt. Fuji

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - About 3-meter-tall torches are lit along a national highway in a 400-year-old fire festival in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 26, 2010. Mt. Fuji is seen in silhouette in the background. (Kyodo)

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Snow statue of Hatsune Miku

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo shows a 3-meter-tall snow statue of Hatsune Miku, a girl idol character for singing software, at Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido on Feb. 6, 2012. The statue collapsed due to warmer weather the following day, injuring a passer-by. (Kyodo)

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Hatsune Miku snow statue

SAPPORO, Japan - A new 3-meter-tall snow statue of Hatsune Miku, a girl idol character for singing software, is built at Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido on Feb. 11, 2012. A previous Miku statue collapsed on its own on Feb. 7, 2012, apparently due to warm weather, injuring a passer-by. (Kyodo)

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Fire festival marks end of Mt. Fuji's summer climbing season

A total of 90 3-meter-tall torches are kindled along a national highway leading to a shrine in the city of Fujiyoshida at the foot of Mt. Fuji, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 26, 2016, during the "Yoshida Fire Festival." The festival, known as one of Japan's three most peculiar festivals, has been performed annually for more than 400 years in the hope of keeping Mt. Fuji from erupting. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo