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Hot weather in Japan

People walk with parasols on a scorching day in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 23, 2024, when the mercury topped 35 C.

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Foreign tourists hit record in April

Foreign tourists walk on a street leading to Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine in Dazaifu in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka on May 21, 2025. The number of foreign tourists to Japan hit a monthly record of 3,908,900 in April.

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Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Yokozuna Terunofuji is pictured at the lodgings of his Isegahama stable in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Nov. 7, 2024, ahead of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament starting Nov. 10 in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka.

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Travelers to Japan top 10 mil. in Jan.-June

Foreign tourists walk on the approach to Dazaifu Tenmangu temple in southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on July 19, 2023. Government data shows foreign arrivals to Japan from January to June topped 10 million for the first time since the same period in 2019 before the coronavirus pandemic.

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Dazaifu Tenmangu Temporary Hall Opened to the Public Designed by Mr. Fujimoto of Osaka Expo

Architects of famous Sou Fujimoto designed participated in part of the renovation project of the ``Gohonden'' ,located in Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, Fukuoka Prefecture on the 12th and The Kariden, designed by Sou Fujimoto, has been released to the press.

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Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine interim hall

Dazaifu Tenmangu, a Shinto shrine with a history of more than 1,100 years, in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture in southwestern Japan, unveils on May 12, 2023, a temporary hall built ahead of the first renovation of its main hall in 124 years slated to start in late May. The temporary hall designed by Japanese architect Sosuke Fujimoto will be used until the completion of the main hall in 2026.

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Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine interim hall

Dazaifu Tenmangu, a Shinto shrine with a history of more than 1,100 years, in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture in southwestern Japan, unveils on May 12, 2023, a temporary hall built ahead of the first renovation of its main hall in 124 years slated to start in late May. The temporary hall designed by Japanese architect Sosuke Fujimoto will be used until the completion of the main hall in 2026.

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Ukrainian students in Japan

Evacuees from Ukraine after Russia's invasion of their country currently studying at the Japan University of Economics in the Fukuoka Prefecture city of Dazaifu, southwestern Japan, are pictured before attending on Jan. 8, 2023, a city-sponsored ceremony celebrating those turning 20 by the end of March 2023, while wearing long-sleeved kimono.

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Ukrainian students in Japan

Evacuees from Ukraine after Russia's invasion of their country currently studying at the Japan University of Economics in the Fukuoka Prefecture city of Dazaifu, southwestern Japan, are pictured before attending on Jan. 8, 2023, a city-sponsored ceremony celebrating those turning 20 by the end of March 2023, while wearing long-sleeved kimono.

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Ukrainian students in Japan

Evacuees from Ukraine after Russia's invasion of their country currently studying at the Japan University of Economics in the Fukuoka Prefecture city of Dazaifu, southwestern Japan, are pictured before attending on Jan. 8, 2023, a city-sponsored ceremony celebrating those turning 20 by the end of March 2023, while wearing long-sleeved kimono.

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Ukrainian students in Japan

Evacuees from Ukraine after Russia's invasion of their country currently studying at the Japan University of Economics in the Fukuoka Prefecture city of Dazaifu, southwestern Japan, pose for photos after attending on Jan. 8, 2023, a city-sponsored ceremony celebrating those turning 20 by the end of March 2023, while wearing long-sleeved kimono.

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Ukrainian students in Japan

Evacuees from Ukraine after Russia's invasion of their country currently studying at the Japan University of Economics in the Fukuoka Prefecture city of Dazaifu, southwestern Japan, are pictured before attending on Jan. 8, 2023, a city-sponsored ceremony celebrating those turning 20 by the end of March 2023, while wearing long-sleeved kimono.

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Fukuda receives flowering plum bonsai from shrine's 'Plum Mission'

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda receives two pots of blossoming plum bonsai at the Prime Minister's Office on Feb. 6 from members of the ''Plum Mission'' of Tenmangu shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture.

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Japan-S. Korea exchange event in Dazaifu

DAZAIFU, Japan - A tea ceremony is held in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 18, 2014, to commemorate the 1,350th anniversary of the establishment of the "mizuki" defensive fortification in Kyushu, southwestern Japan. A symposium on Japan-South Korea cultural exchange was also held.

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Prof. Pak extol virtues of Dazaifu ruins

DAZAIFU, Japan - Professor Pak Myong Hum of Busan University of Foreign Studies speaks at a symposium on Japan-South Korea exchange in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 18, 2014, in commemoration of the 1,350th anniversary of the establishment of the "mizuki" defensive fortification. He said the ruins of Dazaifu should be utilized in Japan-South Korea exchanges.

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"Omikuji" for Japanese World Cup squad

DAZAIFU, Japan - Women tie blue-colored "omikuji" messages of fortune at the Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on May 10, 2014, in support of Japan's national football squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, which will begin on June 12.

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Fukushima school head hangs nameplate on plum tree at shrine

FUKUOKA, Japan - Minoru Honma, the principal of Fukushima High School, hangs a nameplate on one of the young plum trees at Dazaifu Tenmangu, a Shinto shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, western Japan, before the saplings are donated to the Fukushima prefectural school damaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine to donate plum trees to Fukushima school

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nobuyoshi Nishitakatsuji (C), chief priest of Dazaifu Tenmangu, a Shinto shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, western Japan, poses with Minoru Honma (L), the principal of Fukushima High School, and graduate Yuji Shinogi in front of young plum trees before their transportation to the school in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, ravaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Abe meets 'plum mission'

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe receives pots of blossoming plum bonsai from members of the "plum mission" of Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2014.

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Harumafuji at Dazaifu

DAZAIFU, Japan - New yokozuna Harumafuji dedicates a sumo ring-entering ceremony to Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2012.

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Harumafuji at Dazaifu

DAZAIFU, Japan - New yokozuna Harumafuji dedicates a sumo ring-entering ceremony to Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2012.

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New sumo ranking list

DAZAIFU, Japan - Sumo champion Harumafuji holds the new sumo ranking list in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2012. The Mongolian yokozuna is placed the top rank in the list for the upcoming Kyushu meet.

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New sumo ranking list

DAZAIFU, Japan - Sumo champion Harumafuji holds the new sumo ranking list in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2012. The Mongolian yokozuna is placed the top rank in the list for the upcoming Kyushu meet.

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Hosokawa clan's artifacts

FUKUOKA, Japan - Former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa stands in front of some artifacts from the Eisei-Bunko Museum, which holds treasures of the Hosokawa clan, during a preview on Dec. 26, 2011, of a special exhibition to be held from Jan. 1, 2012, through March 4, 2012, at Kyushu National Museum in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Hosokawa is the 18th head of the clan that has lasted some 700 years and ruled the Kumamoto domain in feudal Japan.

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Minivan plunges into Fukuoka pond after crash

DAZAIFU, Japan - Rescuers lift a minivan from a pond in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture in the early hours of Dec. 25, 2010. The vehicle carrying an infant and eight teenagers collided with a car and fell into the pond late the previous night, killing five of the teens, the infant and the driver of the car.

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Japan, China, S. Korea vow to cooperate to fight credit crisis

DAZAIFU, Japan - (From L) Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak shake hands after a press conference following their trilateral summit at Kyushu National Museum in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Dec. 13. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan, China, S. Korea vow to enhance cooperation

DAZAIFU, Japan - The leaders of Japan, China and South Korea meet for a trilateral summit at Kyushu National Museum in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Dec. 13. (Pool photo)

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Japan, China, S. Korea vow to cooperate to fight credit crisis

DAZAIFU, Japan - (From L) Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak attend a press conference following their trilateral summit at Kyushu National Museum in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Dec. 13. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan, China, S. Korea vow to enhance cooperation

DAZAIFU, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso speaks at a trilateral summit involving the leaders of Japan, China and South Korea at Kyushu National Museum in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Dec. 13. (Pool photo)

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Ama promoted to ozeki, changes ring name

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian sumo wrestler Ama (top), held up by junior wrestlers, poses for photos in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Nov. 26. Earlier, Japan Sumo Association officials informed Ama in a ceremony of his promotion to the second-highest rank of ozeki. Ama, 24, whose real name is Davaanyam Byambadorj, announced later that he will wrestle with a new ring name, Harumafuji, beginning in January.

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Mongolian wrestler Ama becomes ozeki

DAZAIFU, Japan - Sekiwake Ama of Mongolia (second from L), flanked by his stable master Isegahama (3rd from L) and Isegahama's wife, receives a message informing him of his promotion to the second-highest rank of ozeki from Japan Sumo Association officials in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Nov. 26. Ama, 24, whose real name is Davaanyam Byambadorj, received a new name, Harumafuji, upon promotion.

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Ama promoted to ozeki, changes ring name

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian sumo wrestler Ama (R) holds up a bream to celebrate his promotion to the second-highest rank of ozeki in Dazaifu in Fukuoka Prefecture on Nov. 26. Ama, 24, whose real name is Davaanyam Byambadorj, announced later that he will wrestle with a new ring name, Harumafuji, beginning in January.

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Ama promoted to ozeki, changes ring name

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian sumo wrestler Ama (C), flanked by his stablemaster Isegahama (R) and Isegahama's wife (L), receives a message informing him of his promotion to the second-highest rank of ozeki from Japan Sumo Association officials in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Nov. 26. Ama, 24, whose real name is Davaanyam Byambadorj, announced later that he will wrestle with a new ring name, Harumafuji, beginning in January.

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Ama promoted to ozeki, changes ring name

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian sumo wrestler Ama (R) and his stablemaster Isegahama (L) announce in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Nov. 26 that Ama will wrestle with a new name, Harumafuji (shown in a square paper), beginning in January. They made the announcement after the promotion of Ama, 24, whose real name is Davaanyam Byambadorj, to the second-highest rank of ozeki was endorsed by the Japan Sumo Association.

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4 killed after car overturns, crashes into highway pillar

FUKUOKA, Japan - Four 18-year-old men were killed May 5 when their car, a sedan carrying six teenagers on a late-night drive, overturned and hit an expressway pillar on the median of a road in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, police said. The police suspect speeding may have caused the accident.

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Koizumi presented with plum bonsai

TOKYO, Japan -Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C) is presented with red and white plum bonsai from Dazaifu Shrine in Fukuoka Prefecture on Feb. 10.

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Kyushu National Museum opens to public

DAZAIFU, Japan - Visitors to the Kyushu National Museum in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, look at a South Korean gold crown on Oct. 16, the opening day of Japan's fourth national museum.

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Kyushu National Museum opens to public

DAZAIFU, Japan - A child plays with an Asian toy at the Kyushu National Museum in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 16. The museum, Japan's fourth national museum, opened to the public the same day.

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Kyushu National Museum opens to public

DAZAIFU, Japan - The entrance hall of the Kyushu National Museum in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, is crowded with visitors on its opening day Oct. 16.

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Kyushu National Museum opens to public

DAZAIFU, Japan - The Kyushu National Museum in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan's fourth national museum, opens to the public on Oct. 16.

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Kyushu National Museum opens in ceremony

DAZAIFU, Japan - Invitees at the opening ceremony of the Kyushu National Museum in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, look at museum displays Oct. 15. Japan's fourth national museum will open to the public Oct. 16.

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Kyushu National Museum opens in ceremony

DAZAIFU, Japan - Dignitaries cut tape to open the Kyushu National Museum in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 15. Japan's fourth national museum will open to the public on Oct. 16.

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(2)Kyushu museum completed

DAZAIFU, Japan - A new Kyushu museum (top) was completed May 9 in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, in a ceremony involving about 400 people. The national museum will open in fall 2005 under the theme of how Japanese culture arose through exchange with other Asian countries. Dazaifu Shrine is seen below.

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(1)Kyushu museum completed

DAZAIFU, Japan - A Kyushu museum was completed May 9 in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, in a ceremony involving about 400 people. The national museum will open in fall 2005 under the theme of how Japanese culture arose from exchange with other Asian countries.

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Koizumi presented with dwarfed plum trees

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi admires a dwarfed red and white plum trees presented to him by Dazaifu Shrine in Fukuoka Prefecture on Feb. 4.

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(1)People pray for Japanese victims of Sept. 11 terror attacks

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nobuyuki Anai, father of Kazuhiro Anai who was among 24 Japanese victims of the terror attacks on New York's World Trade Center, pays homage at his son's grave in the city of Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Sept. 11.

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Ukrainian students in Japan

Evacuees from Ukraine after Russian's invasion of their country currently studying at the Japan University of Economics in Dazaifu, southwestern Japan, perform traditional Japanese dance at a Noh stage in Fukuoka on Nov. 3, 2022.

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Ukrainian students in Japan

Evacuees from Ukraine after Russian's invasion of their country currently studying at the Japan University of Economics in Dazaifu, southwestern Japan, perform traditional Japanese dance at a Noh stage in Fukuoka on Nov. 3, 2022.

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Ukrainian students in Japan

Evacuees from Ukraine after Russian's invasion of their country currently studying at the Japan University of Economics in Dazaifu, southwestern Japan, perform traditional Japanese dance at a Noh stage in Fukuoka on Nov. 3, 2022.

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Ukrainian students in Japan

Evacuees from Ukraine after Russian's invasion of their country currently studying at the Japan University of Economics in Dazaifu, southwestern Japan, perform traditional Japanese dance at a Noh stage in Fukuoka on Nov. 3, 2022.