Poet writes poem to pray for Kojiri

Poet writes poem to pray for Kojiri

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Haiku poet Daiyu Kiwari writes a poem in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 3, to pray for Tomohiro Kojiri, an Asahi Shimbun reporter fatally shot in 1987 by a suspected right-wing extremist at the newspaper's bureau in Nishinomiya in the prefecture.

Nagoya temple allows kids from poor families to study in hall

Nagoya temple allows kids from poor families to study in hall

Daiyu Hironaka (2nd from L) watches children from poor families study in the main hall of the Shokoin Buddhist temple in Nagoya, central Japan, in this file photo taken on Dec. 28, 2014. Hironaka is the eldest son of the temple master. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Daiyu Hoden (main hall),Shofukuji Temple

Daiyu Hoden (main hall),Shofukuji Temple

Daiyu Hoden (main hall),Shofukuji Temple==Date:unknown, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

Daiyuzan saijoji temple

Daiyuzan saijoji temple

A photo taken at Saijoji Temple, Mt. Daiyu (located in present-day Minami Ashigara City). Priests, chigo (children in a Buddhist procession) and donated bells are seen in the photo. The tengu (long-nosed goblin) is the symbol of Mt. Daiyu. This statue does not exist at present, probably due to contribution to the government during World WarⅡ. This photo may date back to the mid-Meiji era. Chigo wore hakama (long kimono trousers) before World WarⅡ.==Date:unknown, Place:Minamiashigara, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number5‐27‐0]

Daiyu Hoden (main hall), Kofukuji Temple

Daiyu Hoden (main hall), Kofukuji Temple

The Main Hall of Tomeizan Kofukuji Temple (64 Tera-machi, Nagasaki City), known popularly as Nanking Temple. The temple was founded by the Chinese priest Zhenyuan from Fuliang Prefecture, Jiangxi Province. The Dharma Hall, temple gate and sutra repository were built by the second-generation priest Mozi Ruting in 1641. The iriomoya-style building to the far left is the shrine to Maso, the deity of safe voyages, while the building on the right is living quarters.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number109‐47‐0]

Poet writes poem to pray for Kojiri

Poet writes poem to pray for Kojiri

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Haiku poet Daiyu Kiwari writes a poem in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 3, to pray for Tomohiro Kojiri, an Asahi Shimbun reporter fatally shot in 1987 by a suspected right-wing extremist at the newspaper's bureau in Nishinomiya in the prefecture.