4 Kanto cities to support each other in disasters

4 Kanto cities to support each other in disasters

MITO, Japan - Utsunomiya Mayor Eiichi Sato, Mito Mayor Yasushi Takahashi, Maebashi Mayor Ryu Yamamoto and Takasaki Mayor Kenji Tomioka (from L) pose for photos at the city hall in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Aug. 21, 2014, after signing an agreement on mutual support in times of disaster.

Kyoto intangible cultural heritage holder

Kyoto intangible cultural heritage holder

KYOTO, Japan - Eiichi Takahashi, the 14th generation owner and chief cook of Hyotei, prepares a fish at his traditional Japanese cuisine restaurant in Kyoto on March 1, 2013. He has been recently designated as part of an intangible cultural heritage by Kyoto Prefecture.

Waterfall training

Waterfall training

Waterfall, waterfall training,meditation by sitting under a water fall, asceticism, tradition, traditional event, rock, moss, ritual, ceremony, spirit, endurance, white clothing, Kanagawa, Japan, Yuhi Falls

Kimono-clad women

Kimono-clad women

Kimono, woman, girl, tea, tea party, umbrella, red, traditional, Japan

Mt. Fuji

Mt. Fuji

Mount Fuji, Mt. Fuji, mountains, clouds, cloudy, snow, Yamanashi Prefecture,Japan

Soba

Soba

buckwheat noodles,Japanese food, seiro, morisoba

Sakura mochi

Sakura mochi

Wagashi,Domyoji mochi,traditional Japanese sweets,cherry blossom rice cake,tea cakes,confectionery, spring, April, hanami

4 Kanto cities to support each other in disasters

4 Kanto cities to support each other in disasters

MITO, Japan - Utsunomiya Mayor Eiichi Sato, Mito Mayor Yasushi Takahashi, Maebashi Mayor Ryu Yamamoto and Takasaki Mayor Kenji Tomioka (from L) pose for photos at the city hall in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Aug. 21, 2014, after signing an agreement on mutual support in times of disaster. (Kyodo)