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Ritual for Aoi festival in Kyoto

A woman playing the role of the "Saio-dai" imperial princess in the annual Aoi festival in Kyoto arrives at Kamigamo Jinja, a Shinto shrine in the city on May 4, 2023, to attend a purification ritual held ahead of the festival.

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Ritual for Aoi festival in Kyoto

A woman clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, having been chosen to play this year's Saio-dai heroine during upcoming Aoi Festival in Kyoto, purifies herself at Kamigamo Jinja, a Shinto shrine in the city on May 4, 2023.

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Chinese experts showcase new seed varieties, technology at Uganda agricultural exhibition

STORY: Chinese experts showcase new seed varieties, technology at Uganda agricultural exhibition DATELINE: Aug. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: JINJA, Uganda CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 29th Agricultural Show in Jinja, Uganda 2. various of the Chinese experts at the agricultural show 3. various of the opening ceremony of the agricultural show 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JUBILEE AMOOTI, Local farmer 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Luganda): JOSEPH MUTALE, Local farmer 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): DICK NUWAMANYA, President of Uganda National Farmers Federation STORYLINE: Chinese agricultural experts in Uganda since Tuesday have been showcasing new seed varieties and technology at the country's ongoing annual agriculture exhibition in the city of Jinja, which has immensely impressed local farmers. Visitors who thronged their stall shared with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) were keen on knowing the high-yielding rice seeds, foxtail millet, and several small agricultural

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UGANDA-NATIONAL AGRICULTURE EXHIBITION

(230809) -- JINJA, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 8, 2023 shows variety of seeds displayed at the booth of the Chinese agricultural experts at the national agriculture exhibition in Jinja, Uganda. TO GO WITH "Chinese experts showcase new seed varieties, technology at Uganda agricultural exhibition" (Xinhua/Nie Zuguo)

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Ritual for Aoi festival in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan Kyodo - A woman playing the role of the "Saio-dai" imperial princess in the annual Aoi festival in Kyoto arrives at Kamigamo Jinja, a Shinto shrine in the city on May 4, 2023, to attend a purification ritual held ahead of the festival.

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Ritual for Aoi festival in Kyoto

A woman clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, having been chosen to play this year's Saio-dai heroine during upcoming Aoi Festival in Kyoto, purifies herself at Kamigamo Jinja, a Shinto shrine in the city on May 4, 2023.

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Ritual for Aoi festival in Kyoto

A woman playing the role of the "Saio-dai" imperial princess in the annual Aoi festival in Kyoto arrives at Kamigamo Jinja, a Shinto shrine in the city on May 4, 2023, to attend a purification ritual held ahead of the festival.

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"Shishi-mai" lion dance performed at shrine in Miyagi Pref.

HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, Japan - A "shishi-mai" lion dance is performed at Tamatsukuri Jinja, a Shinto shrine, in Higashimatsushima in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Miyagi on Jan. 2, 2015, to wish for the health of people.

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Emperor, empress arrive at Omiwa shrine in Nara Pref.

SAKURAI, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrive at Omiwa Jinja, a Shinto shrine in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 17, 2014.

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'Saio-dai' festival queen holds ritual ceremony at Kyoto's Kamogamo Shrine

KYOTO, Japan - The 12-layered ceremonial kimono-clad Risako Ota, chosen as the "Saio-dai," reigning festival queen, for 2014, dips her hands into a river at Kamigamo Jinja, a World Heritage shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, in a purification ritual on May 4, 2014. It is one of the pre-events leading up to the May 15 Aoi (hollyhock) Festival, one of the three major festivals in Kyoto.

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Big plaque of priest Kukai set up at Wakayama shrine

HASHIMOTO, Japan - People gather before a giant wooden plaque depicting an encounter between Kukai, the founder of the Shingon school of Buddhism, and Kariba Myojin, the deity of the Niukanshobu-jinja shrine, set up at the shrine in Kudoyama, Wakayama Prefecture, on Jan. 15, 2014.

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'Yabusame' horse archery

KYOTO, Japan - A man shoots an arrow while riding a horse in traditional attire in the annual ''yabusame'' ritual held at Shimogamo Jinja shrine in Kyoto in western Japan on May 3, 2011. About 24,000 spectators gathered for the event.

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'Yabusame' horse archery

KYOTO, Japan - A man shoots an arrow while riding a horse in traditional attire in the annual ''yabusame'' ritual held at Shimogamo Jinja shrine in Kyoto in western Japan on May 3, 2011. About 24,000 spectators gathered for the event.

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Gion summer festival in Japan's Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - Revelers carry a Kakiyama float during the Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival at Kushida Jinja, a Shinto shrine, in Fukuoka on July 15, 2010.

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Gion summer festival in Japan's Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - Revelers carry a Kakiyama float during the Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival at Kushida Jinja, a Shinto shrine, in Fukuoka on July 15, 2010.

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The Air Guitar World Championships final

Alex Roberts Jinja Assassin of Australia performs during the Air Guitar World Championships final inOulu, Finland, on August 25th, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / EEVA RIIHELÄ - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Eeva Riihelä/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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UGANDA-JINJA-NATIONAL AGRICULTURE EDUCATION SHOW

(220610) -- JINJA (UGANDA), June 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An exhibitor shows a rabbit during the National Agriculture Education Show in Jinja, Uganda, on June 9, 2022. (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua)

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UGANDA-JINJA-NATIONAL AGRICULTURE EDUCATION SHOW

(220610) -- JINJA (UGANDA), June 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An exhibitor showcases fruit and vegetable bucket farming during the National Agriculture Education Show in Jinja, Uganda, on June 9, 2022. (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua)

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UGANDA-JINJA-NATIONAL AGRICULTURE EDUCATION SHOW

(220610) -- JINJA (UGANDA), June 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman arranges tilapia during the National Agriculture Education Show in Jinja, Uganda, on June 9, 2022. (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua)

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UGANDA-JINJA-NATIONAL AGRICULTURE EDUCATION SHOW

(220610) -- JINJA (UGANDA), June 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Exhibitors shows bread and cakes made from Matoke bananas during the National Agriculture Education Show in Jinja, Uganda, on June 9, 2022. (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua)

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Frogs at Juban Inari Jinja shrine in Tokyo

Stone frogs in different sizes at Juban Inari Jinja, a Shinto shrine in Tokyo's Minato Ward, are seen on March 16, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shinto priest explains rite at Kyoto shrine before periodic rebuilding

A Shinto priest at Shimogamo-jinja in Kyoto, western Japan, explains a ritual held on March 10, 2015, to prepare for the shrine's rebuilding every 21 years. The shrine is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shinto priests perform rite before periodic rebuilding of Kyoto shrine

Shinto priests perform a ritual at Shimogamo-jinja in Kyoto, western Japan, on March 10, 2015, to prepare for the shrine's rebuilding every 21 years. The shrine is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Worshippers frequent re-created Tokyo shrine

Worshippers visit the Fukutoku-jinja in Tokyo, an ancient Shinto shrine re-created in 2014, as seen in this file photo taken on Feb. 4, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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'Maiko' entertainment girls scatter beans at Kyoto shrine festival

"Maiko" or traditional female apprentice entertainers clad in kimono scatter beans during an annual "Setsubun" (seasonal division) festival at the Yasaka-jinja Shinto shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 2, 2015. On the eve of the day that ushers in the advent of spring under the Japanese lunar calendar, beans are scattered in various parts of Japan to drive away evil spirits for the year to come in a traditional ritual. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Kemari" ancient football

People wearing traditional costumes demonstrate New Year's "kemari", an ancient Japanese court football game played by nobles, at Shimogamo-jinja, a Shinto shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Jan. 4, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Kemari" ancient football

People wearing traditional costumes demonstrate New Year's "kemari", an ancient Japanese court football game played by nobles, at Shimogamo-jinja, a Shinto shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Jan. 4, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Deity spirit returns to sanctuary at World Heritage Kyoto shrine

The "shosengu" ritual is underway at Kamigamo-jinja, a World Heritage Shinto shire in Kyoto, on Oct. 15, 2015, to return the deity spirit to the refurbished main sanctuary from its replica building. It is the most important part of the "shikinen sengu" ritual that takes place once every 21 years for major renovations of shrine buildings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo shrine holds weekly rite to thank old brushes for dental heath

A young man puts a used toothbrush in a box at Hakusan-jinja shrine in Tokyo's Bunkyo district on June 7, 2015. The Shinto shrine holds a ceremony every Sunday to thank old toothbrushes for dental health. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gods of Shimogamo Jinja return to main halls

A return-of-the-gods ceremony held at Shimogamo Jinja, a world heritage Shinto shrine complex in Kyoto, western Japan, is conducted on April 27, 2015, after their brief relocation into temporary structures from the main halls. The buildings of Shimogamo Jinja are reconstructed once every 21 years based on the Shikinen Sengu system. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Priests bow on completion of shrine hall renewal rite in Kyoto

Shinto priests bow to the main sanctuary at the Shimogamo-jinja shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on April 27, 2015, after moving back the object of worship in the last ritual of the "Shikinen Sengu" shrine hall renewal, which takes place once every 21 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kameido Shrine

Originally called Kameido Tenmangu, the shrine was renamed Kameido Jinja in 1873 Kameido Tenjinsha in 1936. The original shrine was built soon after the Great Fire of Meireki (1657) when the Shogunate planned to develop the Honjo area and the government provided the land for the shrine. This is the Romon Gate. This gate and the main shrine building were destroyed by air raids in 1945.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number91‐5‐0]

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Tokyo Shokon-sha Shrine

Yasukuni Shinto Shrine was established at Kudan on June 29, 1869 to commemorate the soldiers who died in the Boshin War. Originally called Shokonsha, it was renamed Yasukuni Jinja on June 4, 1879 but continued to be called Shokonsha for some time after the name change. The bronze torii gate was built on December 31, 1887. The gate was built after the name change, but the caption says, Shokonsha temple.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number87‐3‐0]

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Nigatsu-do,Todaiji Temple

Nigatsudo Hall, famous for Omizutori ceremony, stands at the foot of Higashiyama Mountain within the temple grounds of Todaiji. This photo captures Nigatsudo Hall looking up from the bottom of the sone steps located at the south of the hall when facing northeast. There is a small shrine of Kosei Jinja at the lower left. Behind the shrine stands the first generation of the big ryoben cedar. A part of Nishizuma wall at the north gate of Hokkedo Hall can be seen on the right.==Date:unknown, Place:Nara, Photo:Usui Shuzaburo?, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number65‐30‐0]

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Gion summer festival in Japan's Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - Revelers carry a Kakiyama float during the Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival at Kushida Jinja, a Shinto shrine, in Fukuoka on July 15, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Gion summer festival in Japan's Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - Revelers carry a Kakiyama float during the Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival at Kushida Jinja, a Shinto shrine, in Fukuoka on July 15, 2010. (Kyodo)

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'Yabusame' horse archery

KYOTO, Japan - A man shoots an arrow while riding a horse in traditional attire in the annual ''yabusame'' ritual held at Shimogamo Jinja shrine in Kyoto in western Japan on May 3, 2011. About 24,000 spectators gathered for the event. (Kyodo)

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'Yabusame' horse archery

KYOTO, Japan - A man shoots an arrow while riding a horse in traditional attire in the annual ''yabusame'' ritual held at Shimogamo Jinja shrine in Kyoto in western Japan on May 3, 2011. About 24,000 spectators gathered for the event. (Kyodo)

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Emperor, empress arrive at Omiwa shrine in Nara Pref.

SAKURAI, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrive at Omiwa Jinja, a Shinto shrine in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 17, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Ebisu Shrine, Akunoura

Although the English title says Naminohira, this is the Ebisu Shrine in Akunoura. Koyanagi Gorozaemon Michinaga moved from Ebisu-machi (area of present-day Nagasaki Station) to Senowaki Village in Inasa in 1633. This served as an office for Nagasaki Magistrate Matsudaira Zushonokami during the Phaeton Incident. After the Meiji Restoration, this shrine was renamed as Inasa Jinja, but the original name was resurrected in 1937. Fishermen's houses dominated the area, which commanded a scenic view of the opposite shore.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number109‐34‐0]

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The main gate of Nakashima Confucian Shrine and the residence of Ueno Hikoma

The white walled house in the center is where Ueno Hikoma lived and had his photo studio. The new two-storied photo studio Ueno Hikoma built in 1872 can be seen. The big gate on the left is the main gate of Nagasaki Seido, along with Yushima in Tokyo and Taku in Saga, one of the three foremost academic centers of Confucianism in Japan at that time. The foliage across the river is Mizu-jinja Shrine of Irabayashi close to the water source for the Kurata-Suihi waterworks during the Edo period.==Date:about 1874, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:Ueno Hikoma?, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Japanese Princess Akiko

Japanese Princess Akiko (L) holds a workshop on traditional clothes from the Heian period at Kamigamo Jinja, a Shinto shrine in Kyoto, on Jan. 26, 2019. Princess Akiko is the eldest daughter of the late Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, cousin of Emperor Akihito. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Princess Akiko

Japanese Princess Akiko (L) holds a workshop on traditional clothes from the Heian period at Kamigamo Jinja, a Shinto shrine in Kyoto, on Jan. 26, 2019. Princess Akiko is the eldest daughter of the late Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, cousin of Emperor Akihito. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hello Kitty lucky charms

Photo taken on Aug. 18, 2018, shows good luck charms featuring feline character Hello Kitty sold at Hakusan Jinja, a Shinto shrine, in Tama, Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Western Japan shrine ritual

A demon holds a crying child during a traditional ritual to pray for a good rice harvest at Shiide Itsukushima Jinja, a Shinto shrine, in the western Japan town of Kudoyama, Wakayama Prefecture, on Aug. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aoi Matsuri festival in Kyoto

Shiho Sakashita (C), an office worker in Kyoto clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, purifies herself at Kamigamo Jinja, a Shinto shrine in the city on May 4, 2018, as the annual festival's heroine "Saio-dai" of the year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aoi Matsuri festival in Kyoto

Shiho Sakashita (C), an office worker in Kyoto clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, purifies herself at Kamigamo Jinja, a Shinto shrine in the city on May 4, 2018, as the annual festival's heroine "Saio-dai" of the year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aoi Matsuri festival in Kyoto

Shiho Sakashita (C), an office worker in Kyoto clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, purifies herself at Kamigamo Jinja, a Shinto shrine in the city on May 4, 2018, as the annual festival's heroine "Saio-dai" of the year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aoi Matsuri festival in Kyoto

Shiho Sakashita (2nd from R in front), clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, arrives at Kamigamo Jinja, a Shinto shrine in Kyoto, for a ritual on May 4, 2018, prior to the Aoi Matsuri, one of the three major festivals in the old Japanese capital. Sakashita, an office worker in the city, was named as the festival's heroine "Saio-dai" of the year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo