Veteran actress Hidari dies at 71

Veteran actress Hidari dies at 71

TOKYO - Veteran actress Sachiko Hidari (file photo taken April 1999) died Thursday of cancer at the National Cancer Center in Tokyo, members of her family said. She was 71. Hidari received numerous awards both at home and abroad, including the Blue Ribbon Award for best actress and the Best Actress Award at the Berlin International Film Festival.

Veteran actress Hidari dies at 71

Veteran actress Hidari dies at 71

TOKYO - Veteran actress Sachiko Hidari (file photo taken April 1999) died Thursday of cancer at the National Cancer Center in Tokyo, members of her family said. She was 71. Hidari received numerous awards both at home and abroad, including the Blue Ribbon Award for best actress and the Best Actress Award at the Berlin International Film Festival.

Sleeping Cat Carving,Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

Sleeping Cat Carving,Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

A carving of a sleeping cat adorns a platform near the ceiling of the Sen Gate at the rear approach. The cat sleeping in the peony is said to be by the maestro Hidari Kangoro. Through this gate and the Sakashita Gate is the approach leading to the Toshogu Okusha.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number6‐25‐0]

Mt. Fuji seen from Yoshiwara

Mt. Fuji seen from Yoshiwara

Mt. Fuji viewed from around Yodabashi-cho, Fuji City. Tokaido Highway follows the line of pine trees in the centre. The trees were planted between Yoshihara Post Town and Moto Yoshiwara. The only area along the Tokaido Highway where Mt. Fuji rises on the left, this spot was referred to as Hidari Fuji (Left Fuji). Rice paddies were found throughout the area.==Date:unknown, Place:Shizuoka, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number72‐143‐0]

Sleeping Cat Carving,Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

Sleeping Cat Carving,Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

The Nemurineko (sleeping cat) is the most famous carving on the buildings of Nikko Toshogu. Said to have been made by Hidari Jingoro, it is seen on the eastern gallery at the entrance to the stone stairs leading to the inner shrine. Playing sparrows are carved on the reverse side.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number59‐74‐0]

Mt. Fuji seen from Yoshiwara

Mt. Fuji seen from Yoshiwara

The view of Mt. Fuji from Yoshiwara is also called Hidari Fuji (Fuji to the left). This is because, going to Kyoto, the view of Fuji is always to the right, but from this route, the view was sometimes to the left because of the way the road was built.==Date:unknown, Place:Shizuoka, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number19‐22‐0]

Horikiri Iris Garden

Horikiri Iris Garden

A stand for the tea ceremony is seen in the background. Two women hold their kimono hidari tsuma style (to tuck skirts with the left hand style; that of a geisha).==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number10‐11‐0]