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Imitation chrysanthemum production in western Japan

TANABE, Japan, April 6 Kyodo - Production of imitation chrysanthemum flowers is under way in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on April 6, 2026, ahead of a three-day annual festival at the World Heritage-listed Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine, starting on April 13. (Kyodo)

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Imitation chrysanthemum production in western Japan

Production of imitation chrysanthemum flowers is under way in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on April 6, 2026, ahead of a three-day annual festival at the World Heritage-listed Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine, starting on April 13.

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Imitation chrysanthemum production peaks in western Japan

TANABE, Japan, April 3 Kyodo - Production of imitation chrysanthemum flowers peaks in the city of Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on April 3, 2025, ahead of a three-day annual festival at the Kumano Hongu Taisha, a World Heritage-listed shrine, starting on April 13. (Kyodo)

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Imitation chrysanthemum production peaks in western Japan

Production of imitation chrysanthemum flowers peaks in the city of Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on April 3, 2025, ahead of a three-day annual festival at the Kumano Hongu Taisha, a World Heritage-listed shrine, starting on April 13.

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Imitation chrysanthemum production peaks in western Japan

Production of imitation chrysanthemum flowers peaks in the city of Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on April 3, 2025, ahead of a three-day annual festival at the Kumano Hongu Taisha, a World Heritage-listed shrine, starting on April 13.

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[Breaking News]Year of Snake in 2025

TANABE, Japan, Oct. 23 Kyodo - Making of a giant votive tablet with an illustration of a snake is completed at Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine in Tanabe in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 23, 2024, in preparation for the coming of 2025, the Year of Snake in the Chinese zodiac. (Kyodo)

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Year of Snake in 2025

Making of a giant votive tablet with an illustration of a snake is completed at Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine in Tanabe in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 23, 2024, in preparation for the coming of 2025, the Year of Snake in the Chinese zodiac.

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Year of Snake in 2025

Making of a giant votive tablet with an illustration of a snake is completed at Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine in Tanabe in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 23, 2024, in preparation for the coming of 2025, the Year of Snake in the Chinese zodiac.

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[Breaking news] Imitation chrysanthemum production peaks in Wakayama

TANABE, Japan, April 4 Kyodo - Production of imitation chrysanthemum flowers peaks at Kumano Hongu Taisha in the Wakayama Prefecture city of Tanabe, western Japan, on April 4, 2024, ahead of an annual festival at the World Heritage-listed shrine, set to be held for three days from April 13. (Kyodo)

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Imitation chrysanthemum production peaks in Wakayama

Production of imitation chrysanthemum flowers peaks at Kumano Hongu Taisha in the Wakayama Prefecture city of Tanabe, western Japan, on April 4, 2024, ahead of an annual festival at the World Heritage-listed shrine, set to be held for three days from April 13.

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Imitation chrysanthemum production peaks in Wakayama

Production of imitation chrysanthemum flowers peaks at Kumano Hongu Taisha in the Wakayama Prefecture city of Tanabe, western Japan, on April 4, 2024, ahead of an annual festival at the World Heritage-listed shrine, set to be held for three days from April 13.

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New tea leaves picked to be dedicated to shrine

SHINGU, Japan - In a traditional annual ceremony, a group of priestesses pluck new tea leaves at a garden in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, on April 17 for dedication to the Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine whose foundation legendarily dates back to 32 years B.C.

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Summit of Mt. Fuji falls under ownership of Shinto shrine

SHIZUOKA, Japan - The Japanese central government granted a document Dec. 17 to a Shinto shrine conceding the ownership of the land on the summit of Mt. Fuji to it for free. The handover was made in line with a Supreme Court ruling 30 years ago acknowledging the ownership by the Fujisan Hongu Sengentaisha shrine of 3.85 million square meters of land covering areas from the 3,350-meter level of the highest Japanese mountain to the 3,776-meter top, government officials said.

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(1)UNESCO adds Japanese sites to World Heritage list

HONGU, Japan - The U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's World Heritage Committee decided July 1 in Suzhou, China, to include in its heritage list the holy grounds and pilgrimage path in the Kii mountains straddling central and western Japan. Kumano-Hongu Shrine (in photo) in Hongu, Wakayama Prefecture, is located in the heritage district.

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Traditional tea-picking at Kumano shrine

SHINGU, Japan - Kumano Hongu Taisha maidens pick tea leaves in the shinto shrine's traditional ''First Tea-picking of the Season'' in the town of Hongu in Wakayama Prefecture on April 5. Kumano Hongu Taisha is one of the three shinto shrines located in the Kumano district, which from earliest times was believed to be a dwelling place of the gods.

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Coming-of-Age ceremony held in Wakayama

HONGU, Japan - Thirty young people returning to their hometown of Hongu, Wakayama Prefecture for the summer vacation attend a Coming-of-Age ceremony sponsored by the town office Aug. 14. The town held the ceremony during the summer holidays instead of the official holiday for the celebration on Jan. 15.

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Japan's largest torii completed in Wakayama

SHINGU, Japan - Japan's largest ''torii,'' a gateway at the entrance to a Shinto shrine, is completed in a ceremony at Kumano-Hongu Shrine in Hongu, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on May 11. Some 500 people passed through the 34-meter-high, 42-meter-wide gate after the ceremony.

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Children pray for Japan's World Cup victory

Children pray for Japan's victory in the knockout stage of the football World Cup at Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine in the Wakayama Prefecture city of Tanabe, western Japan, on Dec. 3, 2022. Japan will play Croatia on Dec. 5 after finishing top of Group E.

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Children pray for Japan's World Cup victory

Children pray for Japan's victory in the knockout stage of the football World Cup at Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine in the Wakayama Prefecture city of Tanabe, western Japan, on Dec. 3, 2022. Japan will play Croatia on Dec. 5 after finishing top of Group E.

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"Shimenawa" rope replacement at western Japan shrine

A giant "shimenawa" sacred straw festoon is replaced at World Heritage-listed Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine in the western Japan city of Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, on Dec. 1, 2022, ahead of New Year.

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"Shimenawa" rope replacement at western Japan shrine

A giant "shimenawa" sacred straw festoon is replaced at World Heritage-listed Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine in the western Japan city of Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, on Dec. 1, 2022, ahead of New Year.

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Making of imitation chrysanthemums peaks ahead of shrine festival

Photo taken on March 31, 2022, in the Wakayama Prefecture city of Tanabe, western Japan, shows imitation chrysanthemum flowers, whose production peaked ahead of an annual festival at World Heritage-listed Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine, set to be held for three days from April 13.

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Making of imitation chrysanthemums peaks ahead of shrine festival

Photo taken on March 31, 2022, in the Wakayama Prefecture city of Tanabe, western Japan, shows imitation chrysanthemum flowers, whose production peaked ahead of an annual festival at World Heritage-listed Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine, set to be held for three days from April 13.

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Summit of Mt. Fuji falls under ownership of Shinto shrine

SHIZUOKA, Japan - The Japanese central government granted a document Dec. 17 to a Shinto shrine conceding the ownership of the land on the summit of Mt. Fuji to it for free. The handover was made in line with a Supreme Court ruling 30 years ago acknowledging the ownership by the Fujisan Hongu Sengentaisha shrine of 3.85 million square meters of land covering areas from the 3,350-meter level of the highest Japanese mountain to the 3,776-meter top, government officials said. (Kyodo)

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Traditional tea-picking at Kumano shrine

SHINGU, Japan - Kumano Hongu Taisha maidens pick tea leaves in the shinto shrine's traditional ''First Tea-picking of the Season'' in the town of Hongu in Wakayama Prefecture on April 5. Kumano Hongu Taisha is one of the three shinto shrines located in the Kumano district, which from earliest times was believed to be a dwelling place of the gods.

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New tea leaves picked to be dedicated to shrine

SHINGU, Japan - In a traditional annual ceremony, a group of priestesses pluck new tea leaves at a garden in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, on April 17 for dedication to the Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine whose foundation legendarily dates back to 32 years B.C. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs near a torii gate of Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha shrine in the Shizuoka Prefecture city of Fujinomiya, central Japan, on June 25, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs near a torii gate of Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha shrine in the Shizuoka Prefecture city of Fujinomiya, central Japan, on June 25, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs near a torii gate of Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha shrine in the Shizuoka Prefecture city of Fujinomiya, central Japan, on June 25, 2021.

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New coronavirus

A "torii" entrance gate at World Heritage-listed Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, is lit up in blue on May 11, 2020, to express the public's appreciation to medical workers battling the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shinto ritual praying for coronavirus outbreak to end

People take part in a ritual to pray for the end of the new coronavirus outbreak held at Kumano Hongu Taisha, a Shinto shrine in Tanabe in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 10, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shinto ritual praying for coronavirus outbreak to end

People take part in a ritual to pray for the end of the new coronavirus outbreak held at Kumano Hongu Taisha, a Shinto shrine in Tanabe in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 10, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shimenawa rope replacement at western Japan shrine

A giant "shimenawa" sacred straw festoon is replaced at World Heritage-listed Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine in the western Japan city of Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, on Dec. 16, 2019, ahead of New Year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shimenawa rope replacement at western Japan shrine

A giant "shimenawa" sacred straw festoon is replaced at World Heritage-listed Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine in the western Japan city of Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, on Dec. 16, 2019, ahead of New Year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era under Emperor Naruhito

Chief priest Ietaka Kuki writes the kanji characters for Japan's new imperial era Reiwa in calligraphy at Kumano Hongu Taisha, a Shinto shrine in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, on May 1, 2019, the first day of the era. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era under Emperor Naruhito

Chief priest Ietaka Kuki writes the kanji characters for Japan's new imperial era Reiwa in calligraphy at Kumano Hongu Taisha, a Shinto shrine in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, on May 1, 2019, the first day of the era. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era under Emperor Naruhito

Chief priest Ietaka Kuki writes the kanji characters for Japan's new imperial era Reiwa in calligraphy at Kumano Hongu Taisha, a Shinto shrine in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, on May 1, 2019, the first day of the era. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era under Emperor Naruhito

Visitors take photos of chief priest Ietaka Kuki after he wrote the kanji characters for Japan's new imperial era Reiwa in calligraphy at Kumano Hongu Taisha, a Shinto shrine in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, on May 1, 2019, the first day of the era. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Year of Boar in 2019

Ietaka Kuki (L), chief priest of the Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine in Wakayama Prefecture, and Hiroyoshi Kojima, stationmaster of JR Wakayama Station, pose for a photo at the station in the western Japan prefecture on Nov. 28, 2018. Kuki donated an "ema" votive tablet (L) from the shrine bearing an illustration of a boar ahead of the Year of the Boar in the Oriental zodiac. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Year of Boar in 2019

Ietaka Kuki (L), chief priest of the Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine in Wakayama Prefecture, and Hiroyoshi Kojima, stationmaster of JR Wakayama Station, pose for a photo at the station in the western Japan prefecture on Nov. 28, 2018. Kuki donated an "ema" votive tablet from the shrine bearing an illustration of a boar ahead of the Year of the Boar in the Oriental zodiac. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(1)UNESCO adds Japanese sites to World Heritage list

HONGU, Japan - The U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's World Heritage Committee decided July 1 in Suzhou, China, to include in its heritage list the holy grounds and pilgrimage path in the Kii mountains straddling central and western Japan. Kumano-Hongu Shrine (in photo) in Hongu, Wakayama Prefecture, is located in the heritage district. (Kyodo)

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Coming-of-Age ceremony held in Wakayama

HONGU, Japan - Thirty young people returning to their hometown of Hongu, Wakayama Prefecture for the summer vacation attend a Coming-of-Age ceremony sponsored by the town office Aug. 14. The town held the ceremony during the summer holidays instead of the official holiday for the celebration on Jan. 15.

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Japan's largest torii completed in Wakayama

SHINGU, Japan - Japan's largest ''torii,'' a gateway at the entrance to a Shinto shrine, is completed in a ceremony at Kumano-Hongu Shrine in Hongu, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on May 11. Some 500 people passed through the 34-meter-high, 42-meter-wide gate after the ceremony.