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Universal Grammy After Party - LA

Hoko, At The Universal Music Group's GRAMMY After Party at NYA Studios West in Los Angeles, CA, USA on February 4 2024. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Universal Grammy After Party - LA

Hoko, At The Universal Music Group's GRAMMY After Party at NYA Studios West in Los Angeles, CA, USA on February 4 2024. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Universal Grammy After Party - LA

Hoko, At The Universal Music Group's GRAMMY After Party at NYA Studios West in Los Angeles, CA, USA on February 4 2024. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Universal Grammy After Party - LA

Hoko, At The Universal Music Group's GRAMMY After Party at NYA Studios West in Los Angeles, CA, USA on February 4 2024. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Universal Grammy After Party - LA

Hoko, At The Universal Music Group's GRAMMY After Party at NYA Studios West in Los Angeles, CA, USA on February 4 2024. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ship-shaped float back in festival after 150-year hiatus

KYOTO, Japan - An "Ofune Hoko" (big ship-shaped) float, revived after a hiatus of 150 years, has the honor of closing the 10-float "Yamahoko" procession at the Gion Festival in Kyoto, western Japan, on July 24, 2014.

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Visitors view rare ship-shaped float at Kyoto festival

KYOTO, Japan - Visitors look at a float called "Ofuna Hoko" (big ship-shaped float), restored after a hiatus of 150 years, during the Gion Festival in Kyoto, western Japan, on July 21, 2014.

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People gather around revived rare float at Kyoto festival

KYOTO, Japan - People gather around the "Ofuna Hoko" (big ship-shaped) float, revived after a hiatus of 150 years, during the Gion Festival in Kyoto, western Japan, on July 21, 2014.

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Historic float to appear 1st time in 150 yrs

KYOTO, Japan - Carpenters put together, without using any nails, the Ofune-hoko float for a procession of floats at the Gion Festival in Kyoto, western Japan, on July 17, 2014. The float was burnt down in 1864 and will appear in the festival for the first time in 150 years.

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Kyoto's Gion Festival in full swing

KYOTO, Japan - Photo shows a procession led by the Naginata-hoko float during Yamahoko Junko, a highlight of Kyoto's flamboyant Gion Festival, in the western Japanese city on July 17, 2014.

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(2)Crowds flock to Chichibu night festival

CHICHIBU, Japan - Fireworks glitter above ''hoko'' floats, which resemble ornamental towers, during the Chichibu night festival on Dec. 3 in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, one of three festivals in Japan to feature such floats.

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(1)Crowds flock to Chichibu night festival

CHICHIBU, Japan - Crowds of people watch a ''hoko'' float, a kind of ornamental tower, during the Chichibu night festival on Dec. 3 in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, one of three festivals featuring such floats in Japan.

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Crowds flock to Kyoto for Gion festival

KYOTO, Japan - People crowd around ''hoko'' floats, a kind of ornamental tower, in the streets of Kyoto on July 14 for the annual ''Gion Matsuri'' (festival). The floats will be paraded through Kyoto on July 17.

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People crowd Kyoto on eve of Gion festival

KYOTO, Japan - People crowd the streets of Kyoto on July 16 on the eve of the annual ''Gion Matsuri (festival)''. The festival has its origin in 869, when 66 tall ''hoko (spears)'' representing the provinces of Japan were erected and prayers offered to counter an epidemic that had swept the city.

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Hoko Fishing files for court protection

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 25 shows the head office in Tokyo of Hoko Fishing Co. which it has filed for court protection from its creditors under the Corporate Rehabilitation Law, with liabilities totaling 28.7 billion yen.

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Hoko Fishing files for court protection

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 25 shows the head office in Tokyo of Hoko Fishing Co. which it has filed for court protection from its creditors under the Corporate Rehabilitation Law, with liabilities totaling 28.7 billion yen.

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Yamahoko parade during Gion Festival in Kyoto

People pull a huge decorated float as they turn it around a corner on a street in Kyoto on July 24, 2016, during the "Ato Matsuri," or latter half of the Yamahoko parade that is part of the city's traditional Gion Festival. The float, called "Ofune-hoko," has been featured in the parade since 2014 when it was revived for the first time in 150 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese fishing boat returns home after Russia's seizure

Photo taken Sept. 1, 2015, at a port in Japan's northeastern city of Nemuro shows a Japanese salmon fishing boat, the Hoko Maru No. 10, which was seized by Russian authorities in July for fishing more than its quota. It was allowed to leave Kunashiri, one of the Russian-held islands claimed by Japan, on Aug. 31, and returned home with its 11 crew members. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-lawmaker Suzuki meets with captain of captured boat

Former Japanese lawmaker Muneo Suzuki (L) and Democratic Party of Japan lower house member Takako Suzuki attend a press conference in Japan's northeastern city of Nemuro on July 27, 2015, after visiting crew members of Japanese fishing boat Hoko Maru No. 10, which was seized by Russian authorities. The two visited Kunashiri and Shikotan islands on a visa-free visit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ship-shaped float back in festival after 150-year hiatus

KYOTO, Japan - An "Ofune Hoko" (big ship-shaped) float, revived after a hiatus of 150 years, has the honor of closing the 10-float "Yamahoko" procession at the Gion Festival in Kyoto, western Japan, on July 24, 2014. (Kyodo)

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People gather around revived rare float at Kyoto festival

KYOTO, Japan - People gather around the "Ofuna Hoko" (big ship-shaped) float, revived after a hiatus of 150 years, during the Gion Festival in Kyoto, western Japan, on July 21, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Visitors view rare ship-shaped float at Kyoto festival

KYOTO, Japan - Visitors look at a float called "Ofuna Hoko" (big ship-shaped float), restored after a hiatus of 150 years, during the Gion Festival in Kyoto, western Japan, on July 21, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Historic float to appear 1st time in 150 yrs

KYOTO, Japan - Carpenters put together, without using any nails, the Ofune-hoko float for a procession of floats at the Gion Festival in Kyoto, western Japan, on July 17, 2014. The float was burnt down in 1864 and will appear in the festival for the first time in 150 years. (Kyodo)

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Kyoto's Gion Festival in full swing

KYOTO, Japan - Photo shows a procession led by the Naginata-hoko float during Yamahoko Junko, a highlight of Kyoto's flamboyant Gion Festival, in the western Japanese city on July 17, 2014. (Kyodo)

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The Great Bell, Hokoji Temple

Hoko-ji temple was established by Hideyoshi Toyotomi (Shogun) in Higashiyama-ku,Kyoto-city and was imitated Nara Todai-ji Daibutsu-den. There was a great statue of Buddha, 20 meters in height, several earthquakes and thunderbolts had wreaked havoc on it. And also Daibutsu-den (the Hall of\r\nthe Great Buddha) had lost by fire in 1973. There is the Bonsho (a buddhist temple bell) inscribed Kokka Anko (May the State be peaceful and prosperous) and Kunshin Horaku (May the lord and\r\nvassal be rich and delight) in the precincts. It was the biginning of Osaka no Jin (the Siege of Osaka) and is designated as a National Important Cultural Property today.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number106‐32‐0]

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(2)Crowds flock to Chichibu night festival

CHICHIBU, Japan - Fireworks glitter above ''hoko'' floats, which resemble ornamental towers, during the Chichibu night festival on Dec. 3 in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, one of three festivals in Japan to feature such floats. (Kyodo)

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(1)Crowds flock to Chichibu night festival

CHICHIBU, Japan - Crowds of people watch a ''hoko'' float, a kind of ornamental tower, during the Chichibu night festival on Dec. 3 in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, one of three festivals featuring such floats in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Gion Festival in Kyoto

People haul a Hoko float in Kyoto on July 12, 2017, prior to the Yamahoko procession in the Gion Festival on July 17. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gion Festival in Kyoto

People haul a Hoko float in Kyoto on July 12, 2017, prior to the Yamahoko procession in the Gion Festival on July 17. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gion Festival in Kyoto

People haul a Hoko float in Kyoto on July 12, 2017, prior to the Yamahoko procession in the Gion Festival on July 17. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Craftworkers prepare for annual Gion Festival

Craftworkers begin constructing Hoko floats in Kyoto on July 10, 2017, for a procession at the Gion Festival. The decorated floats, put together without using any nails, will parade at the first Yamahoko procession on July 17. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Craftworkers prepare for annual Gion Festival

Craftworkers begin constructing Hoko floats in Kyoto on July 10, 2017, for a procession at the Gion Festival. The decorated floats, put together without using any nails, will parade at the first Yamahoko procession on July 17. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Craftworkers prepare for annual Gion Festival

Craftworkers begin constructing Hoko floats in Kyoto on July 10, 2017, for a procession at the Gion Festival. The decorated floats, put together without using any nails, will parade at the first Yamahoko procession on July 17. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crowds flock to Kyoto for Gion festival

KYOTO, Japan - People crowd around ''hoko'' floats, a kind of ornamental tower, in the streets of Kyoto on July 14 for the annual ''Gion Matsuri'' (festival). The floats will be paraded through Kyoto on July 17.

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People crowd Kyoto on eve of Gion festival

KYOTO, Japan - People crowd the streets of Kyoto on July 16 on the eve of the annual ''Gion Matsuri (festival)''. The festival has its origin in 869, when 66 tall ''hoko (spears)'' representing the provinces of Japan were erected and prayers offered to counter an epidemic that had swept the city.