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Fire drill at Horyu-ji temple

Monks pray at World Heritage-listed Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 26, 2025, ahead of a fire drill. Jan. 26 was designated in 1955 as a day for raising awareness about protecting cultural assets from fire after one of Horyu-ji temple's buildings burned down on the same day in 1949.

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Fire drill at Horyu-ji temple

Monks and firefighters participate in an annual fire drill at World Heritage-listed Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 26, 2025. Jan. 26 was designated in 1955 as a day for raising awareness about protecting cultural assets from fire after one of Horyu-ji temple's buildings burned down on the same day in 1949.

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Fire drill at Horyu-ji temple

Monks and firefighters participate in an annual fire drill at World Heritage-listed Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 26, 2025. Jan. 26 was designated in 1955 as a day for raising awareness about protecting cultural assets from fire after one of Horyu-ji temple's buildings burned down on the same day in 1949.

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Japan: 1 Dead, Several Missing After Catastrophic Flooding Strikes Quake-Hit Area In Ishikawa 6

Heavy rainfall on Saturday, September 21, triggered flash flooding and mudslides in several areas on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, which was devastated by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake on New Year's Day, leaving one person dead and multiple missing as of Sunday.

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Horyu-ji temple in western Japan

File photo taken in November 2007 from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Horyu-ji, a World Heritage-listed Buddhist temple founded in the seventh century, in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan.

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Ceremony in memory of ancient Japanese politician Prince Shotoku

A ceremony in memory of Prince Shotoku, an ancient Japanese politician who died in 622, is held at the World Heritage-listed Horyu-ji temple -- said to have been built by him -- in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on April 3, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs at Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on April 12, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs at Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on April 12, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs at Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on April 12, 2021.

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Ceremony in memory of ancient Japanese politician Prince Shotoku

A ceremony in memory of Prince Shotoku, an ancient Japanese politician who died in 622, is held at the World Heritage-listed Horyu-ji temple -- said to have been built by him -- in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on April 3, 2021.

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Ceremony in memory of ancient Japanese politician Prince Shotoku

A ceremony in memory of Prince Shotoku, an ancient Japanese politician who died in 622, is held at the World Heritage-listed Horyu-ji temple -- said to have been built by him -- in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on April 3, 2021.

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Ceremony in memory of ancient Japanese politician Prince Shotoku

A ceremony in memory of Prince Shotoku, an ancient Japanese politician who died in 622, is held at the World Heritage-listed Horyu-ji temple -- said to have been built by him -- in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on April 3, 2021.

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Ceremony in memory of ancient Japanese politician Prince Shotoku

A ceremony in memory of Prince Shotoku, an ancient Japanese politician who died in 622, is held at the World Heritage-listed Horyu-ji temple -- said to have been built by him -- in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on April 3, 2021.

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Ceremony in memory of ancient Japanese politician Prince Shotoku

A ceremony in memory of Prince Shotoku, an ancient Japanese politician who died in 622, is held at the World Heritage-listed Horyu-ji temple -- said to have been built by him -- in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on April 3, 2021.

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Ceremony in memory of ancient Japanese politician Prince Shotoku

Dancers perform during a ceremony held in memory of Prince Shotoku, an ancient Japanese politician who died in 622, at the World Heritage-listed Horyu-ji temple -- said to have been built by him -- in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on April 3, 2021.

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Ceremony in memory of ancient Japanese politician Prince Shotoku

A ceremony in memory of Prince Shotoku, an ancient Japanese politician who died in 622, is held at the World Heritage-listed Horyu-ji temple -- said to have been built by him -- in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on April 3, 2021.

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Scorched murals at west Japan temple to be surveyed for preservation

Photo taken on Nov. 11, 2015, shows one of scorched murals subject to a comprehensive survey at the Horyu-ji Buddhist temple in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, western Japan. The murals, shown to the press the same day for the first time since they were scorched in a 1949 fire, were drawn between the late seventh and early eighth centuries. They are designated as important Japanese cultural heritage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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West Japan temple to mull ways of preserving scorched murals

The Horyu-ji Buddhist temple in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, displays scorched murals in its treasure house on Nov. 11, 2015. The temple will conduct comprehensive research on the important Japanese cultural heritage, drawn between the late seventh and early eighth centuries, for the first time since they were scorched in a 1949 fire. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scorched temple murals unveiled before survey for preservation

The Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, displays scorched murals in its treasure house on Nov. 11, 2015. The Buddhist temple will conduct comprehensive research on the important Japanese cultural heritage, drawn between the late seventh and early eighth centuries, for the first time since they were scorched in a 1949 fire. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fire drill at Horyu-ji temple

A fire drill is conducted at World Heritage-listed Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 26, 2021. Jan. 26 was designated in 1955 as a day to raise awareness of protecting cultural assets from fire after one of the buildings constituting the temple burned down on Jan. 26, 1949.

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Fire drill at Horyu-ji temple

A fire drill is conducted at World Heritage-listed Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 26, 2021. Jan. 26 was designated in 1955 as a day to raise awareness of protecting cultural assets from fire after one of the buildings constituting the temple burned down on Jan. 26, 1949.

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Fire drill at Horyu-ji temple

Priests pray at World Heritage-listed Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 26, 2021, ahead of a fire drill. Jan. 26 was designated in 1955 as a day to raise awareness of protecting cultural assets from fire after one of the buildings constituting the temple burned down on Jan. 26, 1949.

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Horyu-ji temple in western Japan

Photo taken Nov. 12, 2020, shows the five-storied pagoda of the World Heritage-listed Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan.

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Horyu-ji temple in western Japan

Photo taken Nov. 12, 2020, shows the middle gate and five-storied pagoda of the World Heritage-listed Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan.