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Year of Horse in 2026

Photo taken on Dec. 4, 2025, shows clay bells each topped with a horse at Konda Hachimangu shrine in Habikino in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan. A total of 1,300 bells are on sale at the shrine ahead of 2026, the Year of the Horse in the Chinese zodiac.

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Year of Horse in 2026

Photo taken on Dec. 4, 2025, shows a clay bell topped with a horse at Konda Hachimangu shrine in Habikino in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan. A total of 1,300 bells are on sale at the shrine ahead of 2026, the Year of the Horse in the Chinese zodiac.

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Year of Snake in 2025

Making of clay bells topped with snakes is under way at Konda Hachimangu shrine in Habikino, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 25, 2024, in preparation for 2025, the Year of Snake in the Chinese zodiac.

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Year of Snake in 2025

Photo taken on Nov. 25, 2024, shows a clay bell topped with a snake at Konda Hachimangu shrine in Habikino, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan. Production of the bells is at its peak in preparation for 2025, the Year of the Snake in the Chinese zodiac.

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Baseball: Padres' Darvish named honorary citizen of hometown

A video message from San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish is played at a ceremony in his hometown of Habikino recognizing him as an honorary citizen of the western Japan city in Osaka Prefecture on Nov. 3, 2023.

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New grapes 'Ponta' to become available around 2021

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - Bunches of new grapes initially cultivated by crossing different types of grapes by the Research Institute of Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries, Osaka Prefecture in 1973 is seen in the city of Habikino on Aug. 28, 2014. The grapes, named "Ponta," are expected to be sold around 2021 as the institute has recently applied for variety registration after the regulation for the use of plant growth regulators was eased.

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Aerial view of Higashiyama rectangular tomb mound

OSAKA, Japan - An aerial view of the Higashiyama rectangular-shaped tomb mound (foreground) adjacent to the Konda-gobyoyama tumulus attributed to Emperor Ojin in Habikino, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, is shown in this file photo taken in May 2014 from a Kyodo News helicopter. The tomb mound measures 57 meters from east to west and 54 meters from north to south, having previously been estimated to be 50 meters each.

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Clay figures found lined up at tomb mound in western Japan

FUJIIDERA, Japan - Clay figures are lined up in circles on a terrace (foreground) at the Higashiyama rectangular-shaped tomb mound in Habikino, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2014. The tomb, built in the early fifth century, is attached to the Konda-gobyoyama tumulus believed to belong to Emperor Ojin, described in ancient documents as Japan's 15th emperor.

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Clay figures found arranged in circles at ancient tomb

FUJIIDERA, Japan - Clay figures arranged in 11 circles on a terrace at the Higashiyama rectangular-shaped tomb mound in Habikino, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, are shown to the press on Aug. 7, 2014.

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Shiokawa suggests ODA to China 'foolish'

OSAKA, Japan - File photo of Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa. Shiokawa said at a July 14 election rally in Osaka Prefecture that it is ''foolish'' for Japan to provide official development assistance (ODA) to ''a country that may attack Japan with an atomic bomb or missiles,'' a remark believed to refer to China. Shiokawa made the comment in Habikino while stumping for the LDP in the July 29 House of Councillors election. China is a recipient of Japanese foreign aid.

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Wheelchair-bound man killed by train inside crossing gates

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows a railway crossing in Habikino, Osaka, where a man in an electric wheelchair, who appeared to be in his 60s, was struck and killed on April 5 by a train of Kinki Nippon Railway Co., while attempting to cross the tracks after the gates began to descend. Police said the man went through the gate and began to cross the tracks even though the warning bell was sounding.

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Osaka shrine prepares monkey-shaped clay bells for New Year

Making of monkey-shaped clay bells is underway at the Konda-hachiman Shrine in Habikino, Osaka Prefecture, on Nov. 19, 2015, in preparation for the New Year, as 2016 falls on the Year of the Monkey. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New grapes 'Ponta' to become available around 2021

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - Bunches of new grapes initially cultivated by crossing different types of grapes by the Research Institute of Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries, Osaka Prefecture in 1973 is seen in the city of Habikino on Aug. 28, 2014. The grapes, named "Ponta," are expected to be sold around 2021 as the institute has recently applied for variety registration after the regulation for the use of plant growth regulators was eased. (Kyodo)

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Aerial view of Higashiyama rectangular tomb mound

OSAKA, Japan - An aerial view of the Higashiyama rectangular-shaped tomb mound (foreground) adjacent to the Konda-gobyoyama tumulus attributed to Emperor Ojin in Habikino, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, is shown in this file photo taken in May 2014 from a Kyodo News helicopter. The tomb mound measures 57 meters from east to west and 54 meters from north to south, having previously been estimated to be 50 meters each. (Kyodo)

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Reopening of schools after coronavirus closure

Elementary school children walk to their school in Habikino, Osaka Prefecture, on June 1, 2020. Schools reopened across Japan a week after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced an end to the state of emergency imposed in response to the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Animals' lives during coronavirus crisis

Photo taken April 29, 2020, shows a horse and a trainer at a riding club in Habikino, Osaka Prefecture, which has been closed amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Year of the Mouse in 2020

Mouse-shaped clay bells are made at a shrine in Habikino, western Japan, on Nov. 20, 2019, ahead of 2020, which is the Year of the Mouse in the Chinese zodiac. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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