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Newly wed Princess Noriko, Senge to live in 'Kokuso-kan'

IZUMO, Japan - The traditional shrine house of "Senge Kokuso-kan" in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, seen in this file photo taken on Oct. 5, 2014, is the home for the newly married couple of Princess Noriko, a daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, and Kunimaro Senge, the first son of the chief priest of Izumo Taisha Shinto shrine.

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Princess Noriko marries son of Izumo-taisha chief priest

IZUMO, Japan - Princess Noriko (R), a daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, waves as she heads for Izumo-taisha grand shrine by car in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2014, for her wedding ceremony with Kunimaro Senge, the eldest son of the chief priest of the shrine.

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Museum starts exhibiting 2 rare white groupers in Japan

IZUMO, Japan - The Lake Sinji Nature Museum Gobius in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, starts exhibiting two rare white groupers on Aug. 28, 2014.

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Exhibit of Princess Hisako's bird photos begins in Izumo

MATSUE, Japan - Princess Hisako of Japan (R), a bird watching enthusiast, speaks to visitors at an exhibition of her bird photos that opens in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, on Aug. 17, 2014.

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Special ceremony at Izumo Taisha

IZUMO, Japan - The shrine deity, protected with silk cloth, is carried by priests to the main hall at Izumo Taisha in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, on May 10, 2013, in a special ceremony called Honden Senza Sai. The ceremony was held for the first time in 60 years at the Shinto shrine, one of the most important in Japan, after the completion of renovations to the main hall, a national treasure.

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Special ceremony at Izumo Taisha

IZUMO, Japan - The shrine deity, protected with silk cloth, is carried by priests to the main hall at Izumo Taisha in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, on May 10, 2013, in a special ceremony called Honden Senza Sai. The ceremony was held for the first time in 60 years at the Shinto shrine, one of the most important in Japan, after the completion of renovations to the main hall, a national treasure.

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Japan's oldest 'shogi' board in exhibition

MATSUE, Japan - Visitors take a look at Japan's oldest known ''shogi'' board in existence, exhibited in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, on Dec. 23, 2010.

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Jobless people start new life as velotaxi drivers

MATSUE, Japan - Fumiyuki Imaoka drives a velotaxi around Izumo Oyashiro, popularly known as Izumo Grand Shrine, in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, on Aug. 11.

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Jobless people start new life as velotaxi drivers

MATSUE, Japan - Fumiyuki Imaoka drives a velotaxi around Izumo Oyashiro, popularly known as Izumo Grand Shrine, in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, on Aug. 11.

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People listen to 5 LDP presidential candidates in Shimane Pref.

IZUMO, Japan - A crowd of people gather in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, on Sept. 17 to listen to five candidates running in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election.

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Main hall of Izumo shrine opened to public, 1st time in 59 yrs

IZUMO, Japan - Visitors walk on the veranda of the main hall of Izumo Oyashiro shrine in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, April 21. The main hall was opened to the public for the first time in 59 years in conjunction with a major refurbishing of the Shinto facility, which has been designated a national treasure.

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DPJ chief urges voters to choose new political framework

IZUMO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), urges voters to cast their ballots for ''a new political framework led by the DPJ'' in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture in western Japan on June 13 as official campaigning for the June 25 general election for the House of Representatives got underway the same day.