Sanin Kaigan coast allowed to continue as U.N.-aided geopark

Sanin Kaigan coast allowed to continue as U.N.-aided geopark

TOTTORI, Japan - Tottori Mayor Yoshihiko Fukazawa (2nd from R) and other people raise their arms in celebration in the western Japan city along the Sea of Japan coast on Sept. 23, 2014, following the UNESCO-assisted Global Geoparks Network's approval of the local Sanin Kaigan coast's continuation as a geopark four years after its certification as such.

Urami Falls,Nikko

Urami Falls,Nikko

This waterfall is reached by descending Iroha Slope from Lake Chuzenji, passing Nyonindo and continuing to Fukazawa on Daiya River, and then walking a short distance. Since the mouth of the falls protrudes, revealing the back of the falls, this waterfall is also called kourami (glimpse of the back). The proximity of this waterfall and Han'nya Falls resulted in their names often being interchanged from the Meiji to early Showa Period.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number67‐35‐0]

Daibutsu (the Great Buddha) of Kamakura

Daibutsu (the Great Buddha) of Kamakura

The Daibutsu in Kamakura. This area is called Fukazawa . The mountain slope to the west of the Daibutsu is called Daibutsu Kiridoshi , and leads to Tokiwa and Kajiwara. Advancing to the northwest from the gate of the old Kotokuin, visitors arrive at the Kiridoshi. The name is Fukazawa Kiridoshi .==Date:unknown, Place:Kamakura, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number14‐49‐0]

Sanin Kaigan coast allowed to continue as U.N.-aided geopark

Sanin Kaigan coast allowed to continue as U.N.-aided geopark

TOTTORI, Japan - Tottori Mayor Yoshihiko Fukazawa (2nd from R) and other people raise their arms in celebration in the western Japan city along the Sea of Japan coast on Sept. 23, 2014, following the UNESCO-assisted Global Geoparks Network's approval of the local Sanin Kaigan coast's continuation as a geopark four years after its certification as such. (Kyodo)

Lower house by-election in Shizuoka

Lower house by-election in Shizuoka

Yoichi Fukazawa of the Liberal Democratic Party celebrates after securing a seat in a House of Representatives by-election in Shizuoka, central Japan, on April 26, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Online entrance ceremony for new employees

Online entrance ceremony for new employees

East Japan Railway Co. President Yuji Fukazawa (at the podium) speaks in Tokyo on April 1, 2020, during an online entrance ceremony for new employees. The company normally holds an entrance ceremony at a hall but it was canceled this year due to the spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo