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Kyoto's Byodoin Temple lit up

Maple leaves in autumn colors are lit up along with World Heritage site Byodoin Temple's Phoenix Hall in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 14, 2024, ahead of its limited-time night illumination event.

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Kyoto's Byodoin Temple lit up

Maple leaves in autumn colors are lit up along with World Heritage site Byodoin Temple's Phoenix Hall in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 14, 2024, ahead of its limited-time night illumination event.

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Kyoto's Byodoin Temple lit up

Maple leaves in autumn colors are lit up along with World Heritage site Byodoin Temple's Phoenix Hall in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 14, 2024, ahead of its limited-time night illumination event.

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Kyoto's Byodoin Temple lit up

Maple leaves in autumn colors are lit up along with World Heritage site Byodoin Temple's Phoenix Hall in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 13, 2023, ahead of its limited-time night illumination event.

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Kyoto's Byodoin Temple lit up

Maple leaves in autumn colors are lit up along with World Heritage site Byodoin Temple's Phoenix Hall in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 13, 2023, ahead of its limited-time night illumination event.

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Renovated Phoenix Hall of Byodoin lit up

KYOTO, Japan - The renovated Phoenix Hall of Byodoin, a Buddhist temple on UNESCO's World Heritage list, in the city of Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, is illuminated by light-emitting diode (LED) lights on Oct. 30, 2014. Some 200 people were invited on the night tour of the hall, work on which was completed in September.

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Renovated Phoenix Hall of Byodoin lit up

KYOTO, Japan - The renovated Phoenix Hall of Byodoin, a Buddhist temple on UNESCO's World Heritage list, in the city of Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, is illuminated by light-emitting diode (LED) lights on Oct. 30, 2014. Some 200 people were invited on the night tour of the hall, work on which was completed in September.

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Repaired World Heritage temple officially inaugurated

KYOTO, Japan - An inauguration ceremony is held for the renovated Phoenix Hall of Byodoin, a Buddhist temple on UNESCO's World Heritage list, in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 1, 2014, following the recent completion of two-year repair work.

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Miniature phoenix statue at Byodoin Temple

OSAKA, Japan - A miniature of a phoenix statue from Byodoin Temple's Phoenix Hall showing how the original statue is assumed to have looked is shown in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on July 3, 2014. The miniature is about two-sevenths the size of the actual statue.

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Kyoto temple after renovation

KYOTO, Japan - A "bugaku" dance and music performance takes place at a ceremony at World Heritage site Byodoin temple's Phoenix Hall in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on April 2, 2014, to mark the completion of the main part of the hall's restoration work. The hall, one of the finest examples of the aristocratic art and architecture of the latter part of the Heian period (794-1185), was opened to visitors the following day after one and a half years of renovation work.

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Kyoto temple after renovation

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken April 2, 2014, shows World Heritage site Byodoin temple's Phoenix Hall in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, where a ceremony was held that day to mark the completion of the main part of the hall's restoration work. The hall, one of the finest examples of the aristocratic art and architecture of the latter part of the Heian period (794-1185), was opened to visitors the following day after one and a half years of renovation work.

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Kyoto temple after renovation

KYOTO, Japan - A "bugaku" dance and music performance takes place at a ceremony at World Heritage site Byodoin temple's Phoenix Hall in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on April 2, 2014, to mark the completion of the main part of the hall's restoration work. The hall, one of the finest examples of the aristocratic art and architecture of the latter part of the Heian period (794-1185), was opened to visitors the following day after one and a half years of renovation work.

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Kyoto temple after renovation

KYOTO, Japan - Photo shows World Heritage site Byodoin temple's Phoenix Hall in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on April 3, 2014. The hall, one of the finest examples of the aristocratic art and architecture of the latter part of the Heian period (794-1185), was opened to visitors that day after one and a half years of renovation work.

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Kyoto temple after renovation

KYOTO, Japan - Photo shows visitors at World Heritage site Byodoin temple's Phoenix Hall in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on April 3, 2014. The hall, one of the finest examples of the aristocratic art and architecture of the latter part of the Heian period (794-1185), was opened to visitors that day after one and a half years of renovation work.

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Kyoto temple after renovation

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken April 3, 2014, shows World Heritage site Byodoin temple's Phoenix Hall in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture. The hall, one of the finest examples of the aristocratic art and architecture of the latter part of the Heian period (794-1185), was opened to visitors that day after one and a half years of renovation work.

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Kyoto temple after renovation

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken April 3, 2014, shows World Heritage site Byodoin temple's Phoenix Hall in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture. The hall, one of the finest examples of the aristocratic art and architecture of the latter part of the Heian period (794-1185), was opened to visitors that day after one and a half years of renovation work.

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Kyoto temple after renovation

KYOTO, Japan - Photo shows tourists in front of World Heritage site Byodoin temple's Phoenix Hall in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on April 3, 2014. The hall, one of the finest examples of the aristocratic art and architecture of the latter part of the Heian period (794-1185), was opened to visitors that day after one and a half years of renovation work.

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Kyoto's World Heritage temple to reopen after renovation

KYOTO, Japan - Shops along the "omotesando" front path leading to World Heritage site Byodoin temple in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, display a variety of souvenirs on April 2, 2014, in preparation for visitors ahead of the reopening the following day of the temple's Phoenix Hall after one and a half years of renovation work.

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Byodoin temple's Phoenix Hall

KYOTO, Japan - A ceremony is held in World Heritage site Byodoin temple's Phoenix Hall in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on April 2, 2014, to mark the completion of the main part of restoration work.

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Byodoin temple's Phoenix Hall

KYOTO, Japan - Buddhist monks walk to World Heritage site Byodoin temple's Phoenix Hall in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on April 2, 2014, for a ceremony to mark the completion of the main part of restoration work.

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Kyoto's World Heritage temple to reopen after renovation

KYOTO, Japan - World Heritage site Byodoin temple's Phoenix Hall in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, as photographed on April 2, 2014. The hall, one of the finest examples of the aristocratic art and architecture of the latter part of the Heian period (794-1185), was reopened to visitors the following day after one and a half years of renovation work.

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Phoenix Hall at Kyoto temple

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken March 18, 2014, shows World Heritage site Byodoin temple's Phoenix Hall under repair in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture. The building has been painted with a reddish brown pigment believed to have been used at the time it was built in the mid-11th century.

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Phoenix Hall at Kyoto temple

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken March 18, 2014, shows World Heritage site Byodoin temple's Phoenix Hall under repair in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture. The building has been painted with a reddish brown pigment believed to have been used at the time it was built in the mid-11th century.

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World Heritage site Byodoin under repairs

OSAKA, Japan - World Heritage site Byodoin's Phoenix Hall in Kyoto Prefecture's Uji is under restoration as seen from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 28, 2014.

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Monk watches golden phoenix statue at Kyoto temple

KYOTO, Japan - A monk looks at one of a pair of phoenix statues that have been newly gold-plated at Byodoin temple in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on Feb. 24, 2014. The statues are used to decorate the rooftop of the temple's Phoenix Hall, a Japanese national treasure and part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Monk admires golden phoenix statue at Kyoto temple

KYOTO, Japan - A monk smiles as he looks at one of a pair of phoenix statues that have been newly gold-plated at Byodoin temple in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on Feb. 24, 2014. The statues are used to decorate the rooftop of the temple's Phoenix Hall, a Japanese national treasure and part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Newly gold-plated phoenix statues shown at Kyoto temple

KYOTO, Japan - A pair of phoenix statues that have been newly gold-plated are shown at Byodoin temple in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on Feb. 24, 2014. The statues are used to decorate the rooftop of the temple's Phoenix Hall, a Japanese national treasure and part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Monk watches golden phoenix statue at Kyoto temple

KYOTO, Japan - A monk puts his hands together in front of one of a pair of phoenix statues that have been newly gold-plated at Byodoin temple in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on Feb. 24, 2014. The statues are used to decorate the rooftop of the temple's Phoenix Hall, a Japanese national treasure and part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Buddhist service at Phoenix Hall

KYOTO, Japan - Buddhist monks take part in a service for the victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan at the Phoenix Hall, a Japanese national treasure, at Byodoin temple in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on June 21, 2011. Around 100 young monks from western Japan took part in the event.

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Chant at Phoenix Hall

KYOTO, Japan - Buddhist monks walk toward the Phoenix Hall, a Japanese national treasure, at Byodoin temple in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on June 21, 2011, for a chant to mourn for people killed in the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan and to pray for the reconstruction of the region. Around 100 younger monks from western Japan took part in the event.

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Kyoto's Byodoin Temple completes repair of Amidanyorai statue

KYOTO, Japan - A ceremony to mark the completion of repair work on Byodoin Temple's Amidanyorai statue, a national treasure dating back to the 11th century, is held at the temple in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on Aug. 30. Repairs on the 2.8 meter-tall wooden statue were conducted for the first time in about 50 years.

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Hoodo illuminated for sightseeing

UJI, Japan - Hoodo (Phoenix Hall) of Byodoin Temple in Uji, southeast of Kyoto, is illuminated April 26 to attract evening visitors. dedicated to the Buddha, the hall is one of the finest examples of the aristocratic art and architecture of the latter part of the Heian period (794-1185).

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Byodoin temple in Kyoto

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 28, 2021, shows Byodoin temple's Phoenix Hall in Uji, Kyoto, western Japan.

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Line of green tea dumplings sets Guinness record in Kyoto

People put green tea dumplings about 3-centimeter-wide on wooden stands stretching between Byodoin Temple and Ujigami Shrine, both UNESCO-designated World Heritage sites in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture on March 6, 2016, during a event to set a Guinness World Record for the longest such line. About 2,000 people formed a 341.57 meter-line of 16,291 dumplings to set up a world record. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Line of green tea dumplings sets Guinness record in Kyoto

People put green tea dumplings about 3-centimeter-wide on wooden stands stretching between Byodoin Temple and Ujigami Shrine, both UNESCO-designated World Heritage sites in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture on March 6, 2016, during a event to set a Guinness World Record for the longest such line. About 2,000 people formed a 341.57 meter-line of 16,291 dumplings to set up a world record. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyoto's Byodoin Temple completes repair of Amidanyorai statue

KYOTO, Japan - A ceremony to mark the completion of repair work on Byodoin Temple's Amidanyorai statue, a national treasure dating back to the 11th century, is held at the temple in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on Aug. 30. Repairs on the 2.8 meter-tall wooden statue were conducted for the first time in about 50 years. (Kyodo)

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Buddhist service at Phoenix Hall

KYOTO, Japan - Buddhist monks take part in a service for the victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan at the Phoenix Hall, a Japanese national treasure, at Byodoin temple in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on June 21, 2011. Around 100 young monks from western Japan took part in the event. (Kyodo)

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Chant at Phoenix Hall

KYOTO, Japan - Buddhist monks walk toward the Phoenix Hall, a Japanese national treasure, at Byodoin temple in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on June 21, 2011, for a chant to mourn for people killed in the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan and to pray for the reconstruction of the region. Around 100 younger monks from western Japan took part in the event. (Kyodo)

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Renovated Phoenix Hall of Byodoin lit up

KYOTO, Japan - The renovated Phoenix Hall of Byodoin, a Buddhist temple on UNESCO's World Heritage list, in the city of Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, is illuminated by light-emitting diode (LED) lights on Oct. 30, 2014. Some 200 people were invited on the night tour of the hall, work on which was completed in September. (Kyodo)

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Renovated Phoenix Hall of Byodoin lit up

KYOTO, Japan - The renovated Phoenix Hall of Byodoin, a Buddhist temple on UNESCO's World Heritage list, in the city of Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, is illuminated by light-emitting diode (LED) lights on Oct. 30, 2014. Some 200 people were invited on the night tour of the hall, work on which was completed in September. (Kyodo)

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Repaired World Heritage temple officially inaugurated

KYOTO, Japan - An inauguration ceremony is held for the renovated Phoenix Hall of Byodoin, a Buddhist temple on UNESCO's World Heritage list, in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 1, 2014, following the recent completion of two-year repair work. (Kyodo)

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Buddhist sculptures go 3-D on iPads at Kyoto temple

KYOTO, Japan - A visitor looks at a digital image of a Buddhist sculpture displayed on Apple Inc.'s iPad tablet computer at a museum of Byodoin Temple in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on Nov. 22, 2010. The temple began an exhibition of stereoscopic images of its national treasure ''Bosatsu on Clouds'' figures dating from the 11th century the same day. (Kyodo)

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Uji Byodoin

Uji Byodoin==Date:Early Meiji, Place:kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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New coronavirus

Photo taken May 22, 2020, shows a wooden tablet set up in hope of an early end to the coronavirus pandemic at World Heritage-listed Byodoin Temple in Uji in Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan. The central government lifted a state of emergency in Kyoto along with adjacent Osaka and Hyogo prefectures the previous day amid signs of improvement in the infection situation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

World Heritage-listed Byodoin Temple in Uji in Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, is deserted as it remains closed on May 22, 2020, despite a coronavirus state of emergency being lifted in Kyoto along with adjacent Osaka and Hyogo prefectures the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

World Heritage-listed Byodoin Temple in Uji in Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, is deserted as it remains closed on May 22, 2020, despite a coronavirus state of emergency being lifted in Kyoto along with adjacent Osaka and Hyogo prefectures the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyoto's Byodoin lit up

World Heritage site Byodoin Temple is lit up in Uji, Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 15, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyoto's Byodoin lit up

World Heritage site Byodoin Temple is lit up in Uji, Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 15, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyoto's Byodoin lit up

World Heritage site Byodoin Temple is lit up in Uji, Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 15, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyoto's Byodoin lit up

World Heritage site Byodoin Temple is lit up in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on Nov. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo