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Snow-covered Kinkaku-ji temple

KYOTO, Japan, Jan. 10 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 10, 2025, shows Kinkaku-ji, or the Golden Pavilion temple, dusted with snow in the western Japan city of Kyoto. (Kyodo)

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Snow-covered Kinkaku-ji temple

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 10, 2025, shows Kinkaku-ji, or the Golden Pavilion temple, dusted with snow in the western Japan city of Kyoto.

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Snow-covered Kinkaku-ji temple

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 10, 2025, shows Kinkaku-ji, or the Golden Pavilion temple, dusted with snow in the western Japan city of Kyoto.

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Snow-covered Kinkaku-ji temple

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 10, 2025, shows Kinkaku-ji, or the Golden Pavilion temple, dusted with snow in the western Japan city of Kyoto.

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Snow-covered Kinkaku-ji temple

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 10, 2025, shows Kinkaku-ji, or the Golden Pavilion temple, dusted with snow in the western Japan city of Kyoto.

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Australia Pavilion wins Golden Lion at Venice Biennale 2024

Photo taken on April 18, 2024, shows the Australia Pavilion, which was awarded the Golden Lion for Best National Participation at the 60th Venice Biennale art exhibition in Venice, Italy.

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[Breaking News]Snow-covered Kinkaku-ji temple

KYOTO, Japan Kyodo - Video taken on Jan. 8, 2024, shows snow dusting Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion temple, in Kyoto, western Japan. (Kyodo)

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Snow-covered Kinkaku-ji temple

Photo taken on Jan. 8, 2024, shows snow dusting Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion temple, in Kyoto, western Japan.

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Snow-covered Kinkaku-ji temple

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 8, 2024, shows snow dusting Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion temple, in Kyoto, western Japan.

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Snow-covered Kinkaku-ji temple

Photo taken on Jan. 8, 2024, shows snow dusting Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion temple, in Kyoto, western Japan.

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Snow-covered Kinkaku-ji temple

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 8, 2024, shows snow dusting Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion temple, in Kyoto, western Japan.

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Japanese novelist Mishima

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 11 Kyodo - The body of renowned Japanese novelist Yukio Mishima and a cohort are carried from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Ichigaya in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 1970, after he committed ritual suicide following his failed attempt to stage a coup in protest against the country's pacifist Constitution. Mishima, a Nobel literature prize nominee from 1963 to 1968, is known for his works including "Shiosai" (The Sound of Waves) and "Kinkakuji" (The Temple of the Golden Pavilion).

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Silk Road Chinese music concert held in Nepal's Kathmandu

STORY: Silk Road Chinese music concert held in Nepal's Kathmandu DATELINE: Sept. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of musicians performing at the concert and the audience STORYLINE: A Silk Road Chinese music concert was held in the Nepali capital Kathmandu Thursday evening, resonating with hundreds of audiences. The concert program covered a number of traditional Chinese musical masterpieces including "Flowers Blooming Under the Full Moon," "The Silk Road," "Tunes of Qin Mulberry," "Ambush from All Sides," the Kunqu opera "The Peony Pavilion," among others. Resham Firiri, a Nepali piece, and Csardas, rearranged from a violin piece composed by Vittorio Monti, were also performed on the occasion by players from the China "Golden Bell Stars" Ensemble. The performances drew a frequent burst of applause from the packed hall, where Nepal's Vice President Ramsahay Prasad Yadav was present. The concert was sponsored by the Chinese Embassy in Nepal a

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Snow-covered Kinkaku-ji

Kinkaku-ji temple, or the Golden Pavilion, in Kyoto, western Japan, is dusted with snow on Dec. 23, 2022.

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Snow-covered Kinkaku-ji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 23, 2022, shows Kyoto's Kinkaku-ji temple, or the Golden Pavilion, dusted with snow.

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Snow-covered Kinkaku-ji

Kinkaku-ji temple, or the Golden Pavilion, in Kyoto, western Japan, is dusted with snow on Dec. 23, 2022.

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Snow-covered Kinkaku-ji

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 23, 2022, shows Kyoto's Kinkaku-ji temple, or the Golden Pavilion, dusted with snow.

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Aerial photo of snow-capped Golden Pavilion

KYOTO, Japan - Snow-capped Kinkakuji, or the Golden Pavilion, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the ancient Japanese capital of Kyoto, is seen in this aerial photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 19, 2014.

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Kinkakuji dusted with snow

KYOTO, Japan - Kinkakuji, or the Golden Pavilion, a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, western Japan, is dusted with snow in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 10, 2012.

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Kinkakuji dusted with snow

KYOTO, Japan - Kinkakuji, or the Golden Pavilion, a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, western Japan, is dusted with snow in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 10, 2012. Part of the city can be seen in the background.

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Kinkakuji dusted with snow

KYOTO, Japan - Kinkakuji, or the Golden Pavilion, a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, western Japan, is dusted with snow in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 10, 2012.

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Japan pavilion wins top award at Venice architecture exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) architect Toyoo Ito, photographer Naoya Hatakeyama, and architects Kumiko Inui, Akihisa Hirata and Sosuke Fujimoto, are pictured with the Golden Lion trophy at the award ceremony for the 13th Venice Biennale International Architecture Exhibition in Venice on Aug. 29, 2012, where the Japan pavilion won top prize. Ito, commissioner of the pavilion, exhibited along with other architects the process of designing "Home for All" places where survivors of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan gather to eat, drink and talk. Hatakeyama displayed photos of disaster-hit areas.

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Japan pavilion wins top award at Venice architecture exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese architect Toyoo Ito (back) receives the Golden Lion trophy at the award ceremony for the 13th Venice Biennale International Architecture Exhibition in Venice on Aug. 29, 2012, where the Japan pavilion won top prize. Ito, commissioner of the pavilion, exhibited along with other architects the process of designing "Home for All" places where survivors of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan gather to eat, drink and talk.

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Japan pavilion wins top award at Venice architecture exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 26, 2012, shows the Japan pavilion at the 13th Venice Biennale International Architecture Exhibition. The pavilion, which focuses on the process of designing "Home for All" places where survivors of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan gather to eat, drink and talk, won the Golden Lion top prize on Aug. 29, 2012. The model of the "Home for All" can be seen in the center.

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Japan pavilion wins top award at Venice architecture exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Japanese architect Toyoo Ito. The Japan pavilion won the Golden Lion top prize at the 13th Venice Biennale International Architecture Exhibition on Aug. 29, 2012. Ito, commissioner of the pavilion, exhibited along with other architects the process of designing "Home for All" places where survivors of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan gather to eat, drink and talk.

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Gucci exhibition at Golden Pavilion

KYOTO, Japan - About 70 bags from different periods of Italian fashion house Gucci's 90-year history are displayed in Kinkakuji temple, or Golden Pavilion, a World Heritage site in the ancient Japanese capital of Kyoto on June 24, 2011. Reporters were given access ahead of the start of an exhibition that runs through July 13 to mark Gucci's 90th anniversary.

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Stage director Miyamoto in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Leading Japanese stage director Amon Miyamoto speaks during a press conference in New York on June 23, 2011, ahead of the U.S. premiere of his new production in the city. ''The Temple of the Golden Pavilion,'' a play based on the eponymous novel by Yukio Mishima (1925-1970), will play at Lincoln Center from July 21-24.

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Snow falls on Kyoto's Golden Pavilion

KYOTO, Japan - Snow covers Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion), a Zen temple in Kyoto, on Dec. 31, 2010, as Japan's ancient capital experienced heavy snowfall the same day.

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Snow falls on Kyoto's Golden Pavilion

KYOTO, Japan - Snow covers Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion), a Zen temple in Kyoto, on Dec. 31, 2010, as Japan's ancient capital experienced heavy snowfall the same day.

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Japanese 'golden' toilets at Shanghai Expo

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows one of the two exclusive ''golden'' toilets to be installed at the Japan Industry Pavilion of the World Expo in Shanghai. Japanese bathroom equipment maker Inax Corp. said May 26, 2010, it will install the toilets at the end of that month.

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Kyoto's Kinkakuji covered with snow

KYOTO, Japan - Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion), a Zen temple formally known as Rokuonji in Kyoto, is partly covered with snow on Feb. 6, 2010, as a strong winter pressure pattern brought snow to the ancient Japanese capital.

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Kyoto's Kinkakuji covered with snow

KYOTO, Japan - Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion), a Zen temple formally known as Rokuonji in Kyoto, is partly covered with snow on Feb. 6, 2010, as a strong winter pressure pattern brought snow to the ancient Japanese capital.

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Snowy facelift at Golden Pavilion

KYOTO, Japan - Tourists pose in front of the snow-veiled Golden Pavilion in Kyoto on Jan. 17. The Kyoto area was blanketed by snow in the first snowfall of the season as temperatures dipped to 1.3 C early in the day.

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Buddhist statues at Nara temple get New Year's dust-off

NARA, Japan - - The three Buddhist statues at the Golden Pavilion of the Yakushiji temple in Nara get a New Year's dust-off in a cleaning ceremony attended by 500 visitors on Dec. 29. The photo shows the two bodhisattva statues, Nikko on the left and Gakko on the right, being carefully cleansed by Buddhist priests. The sitting Tathagata statue in the center shines after cleansing. Nikko and Gakko will be exhibited at the Tokyo National Museum in March next year for a four-month period. The three Buddhist statues are designated national treasures.

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Golden Pavilion dressed in white

KYOTO, Japan - Visitors marvel at the snow-blanked Kinkakuji, or the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto, on Dec. 29, as Kyoto was hit by a snowstorm that covered extensive areas in northern and western Japan.

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Golden Pavilion dressed in white

KYOTO, Japan - The Kinkakuji, or the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto, covered by snow as a wintry pressure pattern engulfed western Japan on Dec. 29.

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Kyoto has snowfall

KYOTO, Japan - The roof of the Kinkakuji or the Temple of Golden Pavilion in Kyoto is clad with snowfall on Dec. 6 as much of western Japan is engulfed by cold weather.

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(3)Snow blankets Japanese archipelago

KYOTO, Japan - Schoolgirls on an excursion look excited at the view of snow-clad Kinkakuji Temple (Golden Pavilion) in the ancient capital city of Kyoto on Feb. 2.

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Snowstorm hits northern, western Japan on Japan Sea coast

OSAKA, Japan - Kinkakuji Temple (Temple of the Golden Pavilion) in Kyoto is covered by snow on Dec. 20 brought by a storm that pummeled northern and western Japan, due to an advancing low-pressure zone.

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Work to restore Kinkakuji roof completed

KYOTO, Japan - Tourists visit Kinkakuji (Temple of the Golden Pavilion) in Kyoto's Kita Ward on March 26. The roof of the gilded three-story temple was restored for the first time in 22 years at a cost of 100 million yen.

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Kinkakuji Temple roof to be redone

KYOTO, Japan - Kinkakuji Temple (the Temple of the Golden Pavilion), one of the most famous tourist attractions in Kyoto, is undergoing renovation work Dec. 3 on its 100,000-shingle roof for the first time in 22 years. The temple is expected to have a brand-new roof by the end of March next year.

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Kinkakuji Temple covered with snow

KYOTO, Japan - Kyoto's Kinkakuji Temple, or the Golden Pavilion, is covered with snow Jan. 3 as snow continued to blanket western to northern areas of Japan. The mercury plummeted to the season's lowest temperature so far of minus 2.8 C in the ancient Japanese capital on the day.

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Kinkakuji Temple lit up

KYOTO, Japan - Kinkakuji (the Temple of the Golden Pavilion) in the ancient capital of Kyoto is lit up April 11 as its lighting system is tested in preparation for the spring tourist season.

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Kyoto covered with snow

Kinkakuji, the Golden Pavilion temple in Kyoto, is covered with snow on Feb. 4 following heavy snowfall overnight in the Kinki area. The snow was 8 centimeters deep in the city of Kyoto in the morning.

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Snow-covered Kinkaku-ji

Video taken Dec. 18, 2021, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Kinkaku-ji temple, or the Golden Pavilion, in Kyoto, Japan, covered with snow for the first time this winter.

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Snow-covered Kinkaku-ji

Photo taken Dec. 18, 2021, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Kinkaku-ji temple, or the Golden Pavilion, in Kyoto, Japan, covered with snow for the first time this winter.

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Snow-covered Kinkaku-ji

Photo taken Dec. 18, 2021, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Kinkaku-ji temple, or the Golden Pavilion, in Kyoto, Japan, covered with snow for the first time this winter.

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Snow-covered Kinkaku-ji

Photo taken Dec. 18, 2021, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Kinkaku-ji temple, or the Golden Pavilion, in Kyoto, Japan, covered with snow for the first time this winter.

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Snow-covered Kinkaku-ji

Kinkaku-ji temple, or the Golden Pavilion, in Kyoto, Japan, is seen dusted with snow for the first time this winter on Dec. 18, 2021.

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Snow-covered Kinkaku-ji

Kinkaku-ji temple, or the Golden Pavilion, in Kyoto, Japan, is seen dusted with snow for the first time this winter on Dec. 18, 2021.