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Special light-up at temple in northeastern Japan

The interior of Shiramizu Amidado hall, a national treasure, in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan, is lit up for a test run of projection mapping display on Nov. 13, 2025, ahead of its public opening scheduled for the following day.

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Special light-up at temple in northeastern Japan

The interior of Shiramizu Amidado hall, a national treasure, in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan, is lit up for a test run of projection mapping display on Nov. 13, 2025, ahead of its public opening scheduled for the following day.

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Special light-up at temple in northeastern Japan

The interior of Shiramizu Amidado hall, a national treasure, in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan, is lit up for a test run of projection mapping display on Nov. 13, 2025, ahead of its public opening scheduled for the following day.

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Special light-up at temple in northeastern Japan

The garden of Shiramizu Amidado hall, a national treasure, in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan, is lit up for a test run of autumn foliage illumination on Nov. 13, 2025, ahead of its public opening scheduled for the following day.

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Special light-up at temple in northeastern Japan

The garden of Shiramizu Amidado hall, a national treasure, in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan, is lit up for a test run of autumn foliage illumination on Nov. 13, 2025, ahead of its public opening scheduled for the following day.

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Special light-up at temple in northeastern Japan

The garden of Shiramizu Amidado hall, a national treasure, in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan, is lit up for a test run of autumn foliage illumination on Nov. 13, 2025, ahead of its public opening scheduled for the following day.

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Lotus flower at northeastern Japan temple

Lotus flowers start blooming at Shiramizu Amidado hall, a national treasure located in Ganjoji temple in the city of Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 25, 2025.

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Lotus flower at northeastern Japan temple

Lotus flowers start blooming at Shiramizu Amidado hall, a national treasure located in Ganjoji temple in the city of Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 25, 2025.

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Aftermath of Typhoon Yun-yeung

A man walks in front of Shiramizu Amidado hall, a national treasure located in Ganjoji temple, in the city of Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 9, 2023, which is swamped by torrential rain left by Typhoon Yun-yeung a day before.

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Aftermath of Typhoon Yun-yeung

A man walks in front of Shiramizu Amidado hall, a national treasure located in Ganjoji temple, in the city of Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 9, 2023, which is swamped by torrential rain left by Typhoon Yun-yeung a day before.

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National treasure Amitabha hall lit by LED lights

IWAKI, Japan - The national treasure Shiramizu Amidado (Amitabha hall) and surrounding autumnal leaves in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, are illuminated in test lighting by some 150 solar-powered LED lights on Nov. 7, 2014.

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National treasure Amitabha hall, leaves lit up

IWAKI, Japan - The national treasure Shiramizu Amidado (Amitabha hall) and autumnal leaves in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, are lit up by solar-powered LED lights on Nov. 7, 2014.

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Majestic view of LED-lit autumn leaves, Amitabha hall

IWAKI, Japan - Autumnal leaves and the national treasure Shiramizu Amidado (Amitabha hall) in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, are lit up by solar-powered LED lights on Nov. 7, 2014.

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Autumn trees lit up at Fukushima temple

Gingko and maple trees at Shiramizu Amidado hall, an architectural national treasure located in Ganjoji Temple in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, are lit up on Nov. 2, 2022. The "Amida Night" illumination event will be held from Nov. 6 to Nov. 13.

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Autumn trees lit up at Fukushima temple

Gingko and maple trees at Shiramizu Amidado hall, an architectural national treasure located in Ganjoji Temple in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, are lit up on Nov. 2, 2022. The "Amida Night" illumination event will be held from Nov. 6 to Nov. 13.

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Fukushima temple

A project mapping to revive the faded ceiling pictures is tested in Shiramizu Amidado hall, an architectural national treasure located in Ganjoji Temple in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 2, 2022. The "Amida Night" illumination event will be held from Nov. 6 to Nov. 13.

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Renovation work under way in main hall of Kyoto temple

Work is under way to press new gold leaves to the ceiling and walls of the Amidado main hall of Higashi Honganji temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Jan. 27, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gold leaves shine inside main hall of Kyoto temple

Dazzling gold leaves shine inside the Amidado main hall of Higashi Honganji temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Jan. 27, 2015, during work to renovate the hall. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Temple beautifully lit up in Fukushima

Shiramizu Amidado temple, a national treasure in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, is lit up in a trial with LED lights on Nov. 6, 2015, creating a scene of the splendor of fall with maple and ginkgo trees in the northeastern Japan prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nakashima River and Amida-bashi Bridge

A stone bridge over Nakashima River. At present it has a different shape. It is called Amidabashi because an Amidado stands at the foot of the bridge. It links the Yahata and Ise neighborhoods. This photo is believed to have been taken from the angle of the Korai bridge.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number8‐15‐0]

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Otowa kannon statue at kyoto kiyomizudera temple

The Shakado, Amidado and Okunoin are located down the corridors from the main hall of Kyomizu Temple. The Amidado is said to be the place where Honen started his meditations. The main Buddha is the wooden Dainichi Nyoraizo (or Denkannon) with samurai standing on both sides. Stone lanterns stand in front of the stone pagoda.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number6‐2‐0]

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National treasure Amitabha hall lit by LED lights

IWAKI, Japan - The national treasure Shiramizu Amidado (Amitabha hall) and surrounding autumnal leaves in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, are illuminated in test lighting by some 150 solar-powered LED lights on Nov. 7, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Buddhist hall illumination

Shiramizu Amidado, a Buddhist hall at Ganjo-ji temple in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, is lit up on Nov. 7, 2020. The illumination event at the national treasure-designated hall began in 2012 to shore up local tourism after the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster and the subsequent nuclear crisis in the region.

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Amida statue relocation at Nishi Honganji temple

Buddhist monks at Nishi Honganji temple in Kyoto hold a ceremony on Dec. 17, 2018 after a wooden chest containing the Amida statue serving as the temple's principal deity was moved for temporary relocation with the Amidado hall housing the chest, a national treasure, undergoing full-fledged repair. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Amida statue relocation at Nishi Honganji temple

Buddhist monks at Nishi Honganji temple in Kyoto on Dec. 17, 2018, carry a wooden chest containing the Amida statue serving as the temple's principal deity for temporary relocation, as the Amidado hall housing the chest, a national treasure, undergoes full-fledged repair. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Powerful typhoon aftermath

Photo shows the roof of Amidado gate, a Japanese important cultural property, at UNESCO World Heritage-listed Nishi Honganji Temple in Kyoto on Sept. 5, 2018, damaged by powerful Typhoon Jebi that hit western Japan the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo