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Japan's Fukada receives Un Certain Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival

Japan's Fukada receives Un Certain Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival

Japanese film director Koji Fukada receives the Un Certain Jury Prize for his film "Fuchi Ni Tatsu" (Harmonium), a thriller about a man just released from prison who causes havoc in the family life of an old acquaintance, at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 21, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cherry blossoms in full bloom in central Tokyo

Cherry blossoms in full bloom in central Tokyo

People row boats in the Chidori-ga-fuchi Moat near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo to view cherry blossoms in full bloom on March 31, 2016. The Japan Meteorological Agency announced the same day that cherry blossoms in Tokyo were in full bloom three days earlier than usual. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cherry blossoms in full bloom in central Tokyo

Cherry blossoms in full bloom in central Tokyo

Mothers and their children walk on a street along the Chidori-ga-fuchi Moat near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo to view cherry blossoms in full bloom on March 31, 2016. The Japan Meteorological Agency announced the same day that cherry blossoms in Tokyo were in full bloom three days earlier than usual. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cherry blossoms in full bloom in Tokyo

Cherry blossoms in full bloom in Tokyo

People row boats in the Chidori-ga-fuchi Moat near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo to view cherry blossoms in full bloom on March 29, 2015. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, cherry blossoms in Tokyo were in full bloom five days earlier than average. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cherry blossoms in full bloom in central Tokyo

Cherry blossoms in full bloom in central Tokyo

People row boats in the Chidori-ga-fuchi Moat near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo to view cherry blossoms in full bloom on March 31, 2016. The Japan Meteorological Agency announced the same day that cherry blossoms in Tokyo were in full bloom three days earlier than usual. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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The Hundred Stone Statues of Jizo at Ganmangahara,Nikko

The Hundred Stone Statues of Jizo at Ganmangahara,Nikko

This famous sight on Daiya River is known by names such as Narabi-jizo, Bake-jizo, and Hyaku-jizo. It is also known as Kanman-ga-fuchi or Ganman-ga-fuchi. Many of Narabi-jizo were either lost or destroyed by the flood of 1902.==Date:1904, Place:Nikko, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐59‐0]

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Dainichi-do Temple,Nikko

Dainichi-do Temple,Nikko

This famous sight on the Chuzenji Road running beside Daiya River was a popular stopover for tourists visiting Nikko, Kanmanga-fuchi and Urami Falls. The garden, including Dainichi Hall, was destroyed by the flood of 1902, and the remaining Jizo Hall was washed away by another flood in 1919. These severe natural disasters changes the topography of the area.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number91‐6‐0]

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The Hundred Stone Statues of Jizo at Ganmangahara,Nikko

The Hundred Stone Statues of Jizo at Ganmangahara,Nikko

This famous sight on Daiya River is known by names such as Narabi-jizo, Bake-jizo, and Hyaku-jizo. It is also known as Kanman-ga-fuchi or Ganman-ga-fuchi. Oya-jizo, the head of which was washed away by the flood of 1902, is visible at the end of the road.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number88‐14‐0]

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The Hundred Stone Statues of Jizo at Ganmangahara,Nikko

The Hundred Stone Statues of Jizo at Ganmangahara,Nikko

This famous sight on Daiya River is known by names such as Narabi-jizo, Bake-jizo, and Hyaku-jizo. It is also known as Kanman-ga-fuchi or Ganman-ga-fuchi. Oya-jizo, the head of which was washed away by the flood of 1902, is visible at the end of the road.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number80‐49‐0]

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Dainichi-do Temple,Nikko

Dainichi-do Temple,Nikko

This famous sight on the Chuzenji Road running beside Daiya River was a popular stopover for tourists visiting Nikko, Kanmanga-fuchi and Urami Falls. The garden, including Dainichi Hall, was destroyed by the flood of 1902, and the remaining Jizo Hall was washed away by another flood in 1919. These severe natural disasters changes the topography of the area.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number67‐34‐2]

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The Hundred Stone Statues of Jizo at Ganmangahara,Nikko

The Hundred Stone Statues of Jizo at Ganmangahara,Nikko

This famous sight on Daiya River is known by names such as Narabi-jizo, Bake-jizo, and Hyaku-jizo. It is also known as Kanman-ga-fuchi or Ganman-ga-fuchi. Oya-jizo, the head of which was washed away by the flood of 1902, is visible at the end of the road.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number54‐48‐0]

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Dainichi-do Temple,Nikko

Dainichi-do Temple,Nikko

This famous sight on the Chuzenji Road running beside Daiya River was a popular stopover for tourists visiting Nikko, Kanmanga-fuchi and Urami Falls. The garden, including Dainichi Hall, was destroyed by the flood of 1902, and the remaining Jizo Hall was washed away by another flood in 1919. These severe natural disasters changes the topography of the area.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number54‐29‐0]

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The Hundred Stone Statues of Jizo at Ganmangahara,Nikko

The Hundred Stone Statues of Jizo at Ganmangahara,Nikko

This famous sight on Daiya River is known by names such as Narabi-jizo, Bake-jizo, and Hyaku-jizo. It is also known as Kanman-ga-fuchi or Ganman-ga-fuchi. Oya-jizo, the head of which was washed away by the flood of 1902, is visible at the end of the road.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number47‐28‐0]

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Pier at The Russian Settlement at Inasa

Pier at The Russian Settlement at Inasa

Shiga was the village headman of Fuchi in Urakami Village, and the area leading onto present-day Asahi-Ohashi Bridge in Asahi-machi was called ‘Shiga-no-hato.’ The building on the tip of the land on the left is Restaurant Volga run by Morooka Matsu. The two-storied building in front of it is the villa of the Fukudas and housed the Russian officers’ club where Michinaga Ei, known as Inasa Oei, would work later. The building with the big roof in the foreground belonged to Fukuda, the sanshi (assistant officer). The house on the right belonged to Shiga.==Date:about 1874, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:Ueno Hikoma?, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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