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(SP)CHINA-CHUN'AN-ASIAN GAMES-TRIATHLON (CN)

(231002) -- CHUN'AN, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hojo Takumi of Japan competes during the Triathlon Mixed Relay at the 19th Asian Games in Chun'an County, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Wu Zhuang)

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(SP)CHINA-CHUN'AN-ASIAN GAMES-TRIATHLON (CN)

(231002) -- CHUN'AN, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hojo Takumi of Japan competes during the Triathlon Mixed Relay at the 19th Asian Games in Chun'an County, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Wu Zhuang)

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(SP)CHINA-CHUN'AN-ASIAN GAMES-TRIATHLON (CN)

(231002) -- CHUN'AN, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hojo Takumi (2nd L) of Japan competes during the Triathlon Mixed Relay at the 19th Asian Games in Chun'an County, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Wu Zhuang)

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-JUDO(CN)

(230801) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Qing Daga (R) of China competes with Hojo Yoshito of Japan during the Judo Men's Team Elimination Round of 16 match between China and Japan at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Luo Xuefeng)

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-JUDO(CN)

(230730) -- CHENGDU, July 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold Medalist Hojo Yoshito (2nd L) of Japan, silver medalist Nurbek Murtozoev (1st L) of Uzbekistan, bronze medalists Zaur Dvalashvili of Georgia and Arnaud Aregba (1st R) of France pose for photos during the awarding ceremony of Judo men's -81kg final at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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Int'l symposium on leprosy held in Morocco

RABAT, Morocco - Fumihiko Takayama, author of a biography of fellow Japanese author Tamio Hojo who died of leprosy at age 23 in 1937, attends an international symposium held in the Moroccan capital of Rabat on Oct. 28, 2014, to promote a 2010 U.N. resolution calling for the elimination of discrimination against people affected by Hansen's disease.

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Japan's first biodiesel train launched in Hyogo Pref.

KASAI, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 16, 2010, shows a train on the Hojo Railway line at Kasai in Hyogo Prefecture which runs on biodiesel fuel using used edible oil.

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Japan's first biodiesel train launched in Hyogo Pref.

KASAI, Japan - Nehime, a female monkey born in March who serves as a master at Hojomachi Station on the Hojo Railway line in Hyogo Prefecture, poses for photos besides a train in the city of Ono in the prefecture on Oct. 16, 2010. The railway company launched Japan's first biodiesel-fuel train service using used edible oil.

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Baby monkeys serve as stationmasters

KASAI, Japan - Rakan, a male monkey born in July who serves as a master at Hojomachi Station on the Hojo Railway line in Hyogo Prefecture, takes a ride on a train in Kasai on Oct. 16, 2010. The railway company launched the same day Japan's first biodiesel-fuel train service using used edible oil.

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Japan's first biodiesel train launched in Hyogo Pref.

KASAI, Japan - Chozo Nakagawa (L), the mayor of Kasai in Hyogo Prefecture who serves as a master at Hojomachi Station on the Hojo Railway line, holds bottles containing biodiesel fuel in a photo session in Kasai on Oct. 16, 2010, with two baby monkeys (R) who also take the role of stationmasters.

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Baby monkeys serve as stationmasters

KASAI, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 16, 2010, shows two baby monkeys in Kasai, Hyogo Prefecture -- Nehime (L), a female born in March, and Rakan (R), a male born in July, who serve as masters at Hojomachi Station on the Hojo Railway line in Hyogo Prefecture.

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Woman killed in Hiroshima in powerful earthquake

HIROSHIMA, Japan - An 80-year-old woman in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, is killed in a powerful earthquake jolting a wide area of western Japan on March 24. Tomoe Yamasaki was killed at her home when a concrete fence collapsed. In Hojo, Ehime Prefecture, a 50-year-old housewife was killed by a falling chunk of concrete on the balcony of an apartment.

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Chandni Chowk To China (2009)

Gordon Liu Characters: Hojo, Film: Chandni Chowk To China (2009) Director: Nikhil Advani 15 January 2009 Date: 15 January 2009

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Daisaku Ikeda and Hiroshi Hojo

TOKYO, Japan - Daisaku Ikeda (L) announces his resignation as Soka Gakkai chairman at a press conference in Tokyo with his successor, Hiroshi Hojo. The photo was taken April 24, 1979. (Kyodo)

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View in front of the gate of katase ryukoji temple

Jyakukozan Ryukoji Temple. Nichiren was arrested in Ankokuronji at Nagoe for interrogation by the regent Hojo Tokimune. He came to Ryunokuchi and prayed facing south at midnight, and is said to have been saved from beheading by miracles. This is the so-called Honan of Ryunokuchi , and Ryukoji Temple was built there after the death of Nichiren.==Date:unknown, Place:Fujisawa, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number19‐44‐0]

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A large temple bell

This may be the bronze bell at Jorakuji Temple (important national treasure). Jorakuji was built by Hojo Yasutoki, and a priest from china named Rankei Doryu designed the temple in Zen style, establishing Zen Buddhism in japan for the first time. The bronze bell has 1248 inscribed on it, and is said to have been made by Hojo Tokiyori in commemoration of Hojo Yasutoki.==Date:unknown, Place:Kamakura, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number16‐40‐0]

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Daibutsu (the Great Buddha) of Kamakura

The Daibutsu (Great Buddha) is the main Buddha of the Kotokuin (Daiisan Kotokuin Josenji). The statue was initially enshrined in a hall like the Daibutsu in Nara. Old records show that the priest Joko of Toe planned the construction of the Buddha in 1236, the year that Hojo Yasutoki was Shikken (regent).==Date:unknown, Place:Kamakura, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number4‐26‐0]

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Baby monkeys serve as stationmasters

KASAI, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 16, 2010, shows two baby monkeys in Kasai, Hyogo Prefecture -- Nehime (L), a female born in March, and Rakan (R), a male born in July, who serve as masters at Hojomachi Station on the Hojo Railway line in Hyogo Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Japan's first biodiesel train launched in Hyogo Pref.

KASAI, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 16, 2010, shows a train on the Hojo Railway line at Kasai in Hyogo Prefecture which runs on biodiesel fuel using used edible oil. (Kyodo)

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Japan's first biodiesel train launched in Hyogo Pref.

KASAI, Japan - Chozo Nakagawa (L), the mayor of Kasai in Hyogo Prefecture who serves as a master at Hojomachi Station on the Hojo Railway line, holds bottles containing biodiesel fuel in a photo session in Kasai on Oct. 16, 2010, with two baby monkeys (R) who also take the role of stationmasters. (Kyodo)

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Japan's first biodiesel train launched in Hyogo Pref.

KASAI, Japan - Nehime, a female monkey born in March who serves as a master at Hojomachi Station on the Hojo Railway line in Hyogo Prefecture, poses for photos besides a train in the city of Ono in the prefecture on Oct. 16, 2010. The railway company launched Japan's first biodiesel-fuel train service using used edible oil. (Kyodo)

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Baby monkeys serve as stationmasters

KASAI, Japan - Rakan, a male monkey born in July who serves as a master at Hojomachi Station on the Hojo Railway line in Hyogo Prefecture, takes a ride on a train in Kasai on Oct. 16, 2010. The railway company launched the same day Japan's first biodiesel-fuel train service using used edible oil. (Kyodo)

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The Land-boat Pine Tree,Kinkakuji Temple

Stereograph of Rikushu-no-matsu (Land Boat Pine) of Rokuonji Temple taken from the west side of the hojo (head priest's quarters), facing west-northwest. It is said that this pine was planted by Yoshimitsu Ashikaga. The branches were formed to look like a boat. On the left is the ohjoin (large study), and the roof of the kuri is visible on the right. Two boys wearing hakama are facing each other. Taken in 1904.==Date:1904, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐41‐0]

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Benten Pond,Eikan-do Temple

View of the Hojo Pond at Eikando Temple, looking south-southeast. A young rickshaw driver and an old woman sitting on a bench fill the centre of the picture. The gently curving wooden bridge connects to Benten Island on the left. The stone bridge leading to the main hall is visible in the rear. Japanese maple trees are growing along the pond. The goal of this photo is to show that Eikando was a well-known place for the enjoyment of autumn colours.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number85‐25‐0]

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Soldiers in armour

Each of the three men is wearing a set of armour of the time. The man on the left is carrying arrows on his back and pulling a bow. The family crest on the flag held by the man to the right is the famous kutsuwa or Greek cross of the Shimazu Clan. The flag in the centre with three imbricate patterns in a circle is the family crest of the Hojo Clan.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number69‐33‐0]

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Benten Pond,Eikan-do Temple

View of the Hojo Pond at Eikando Temple, looking south-southeast. A young rickshaw driver and an old woman sitting on a bench fill the centre of the picture. The gently curving wooden bridge connects to Benten Island on the left. The stone bridge leading to the main hall is visible in the rear. Japanese maple trees are growing along the pond. The goal of this photo is to show that Eikando was a well-known place for the enjoyment of autumn colours.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number52‐11‐0]

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The Land-boat Pine Tree,Kinkakuji Temple

Rikushu-no-matsu (Land Boat Pine) of Rokuonji Temple seen from the west side of the hojo (head priest's quarters), facing west-northwest. It is said that this pine was planted by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. The branches were formed to look like a sailboat. The bow faces west toward the Western Pure Land of Buddhist lore. The buildings in the right foreground and far left are the hojo and ohjoin (large study), respectively. The roof of the kuri is visible on the far right.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number42‐13‐0]

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KAMAKURA KOMYOJI TEMPLE

Komyoji of Zaimokuza in Kamakura is the head temple of the Jodo Sect Chinzeirikugi branch. Rengeji built by Hojo Tsunetoki in 1240 was moved to Zaimokuza in 1243 and renamed Komyoji. The picture is the front gate built in 1495.==Date:unknown, Place:Kamakura, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number24‐30‐0]

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Int'l symposium on leprosy held in Morocco

RABAT, Morocco - Fumihiko Takayama, author of a biography of fellow Japanese author Tamio Hojo who died of leprosy at age 23 in 1937, attends an international symposium held in the Moroccan capital of Rabat on Oct. 28, 2014, to promote a 2010 U.N. resolution calling for the elimination of discrimination against people affected by Hansen's disease. (Kyodo)

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Woman killed in Hiroshima in powerful earthquake

HIROSHIMA, Japan - An 80-year-old woman in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, is killed in a powerful earthquake jolting a wide area of western Japan on March 24. Tomoe Yamasaki was killed at her home when a concrete fence collapsed. In Hojo, Ehime Prefecture, a 50-year-old housewife was killed by a falling chunk of concrete on the balcony of an apartment.