'Rimpa' school of painting's 400th anniv. in 2015

KYOTO, Japan - Kyoto Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa (L) and Kyoto Gov. Keiji Yamada hold a press conference on June 2, 2014, in Kyoto on the establishment of a committee to commemorate the 400th anniversary in 2015 of the start of "Rimpa" -- a major school of Japanese painting created in the western Japanese city by Honami Koetsu and Tawaraya Sotatsu. The "Rimpa" school is said to have a far-reaching influence on today's Japanese fine arts and traditional craft.