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Ceremony held for 1st export to EU of 'Joshu wagyu' beef

MAEBASHI, Japan - A ceremony is held at the Gunma Meat Wholesale Market in Tamamura, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on June 9, 2014, to commemorate the first shipment of "Joshu wagyu" beef for export to the European Union.

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New station building near World Heritage candidate site

MAEBASHI, Japan - A tape-cutting ceremony is held to mark the completion of a new building at Joshin Dentetsu railway company's Joshu Tomioka station in Tomioka, Gunma Prefecture, on March 17, 2014. The station is located about 15 minutes by foot from the Tomioka Silk Mill, a pioneer in Japan's industrial modernization and a UNESCO World Heritage candidate site.

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Cherry trees along the approach to Toshogu Shrine,Ueno

Ueno Toshogu, the shrine to the first shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, was built in 1627 by Todo Takatora on the grounds of his second residence. This is a view of the Omote Sando shrine approach from the Karamon. The stone lanterns were donated by various feudal lords. The torii gate visible in the background was donated by Sakaida Tadayo, lord of Umayabashi Castle in Joshu (present-day Gunma Prefecture) in 1633. Later buried for unknown reasons, the torii was unearthed by Sakaida's grandson Sakai Tadatomo in 1734. It survived the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 and still stands today.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number92‐6‐0]

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Mt. Myogi

The English title reads Myogisan-Joshu. Mt Myogi of Joshu province (present-day Gunma Prefecture) is known for its unique rock formation, but this photograph does not capture that scenery. It may be a view from Mt. Myogi.==Date:unknown, Place:Gunma, Photo:Usui Shuzaburo?, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number65‐35‐0]

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Tomioka, Joshu

Tomioka, Joshu==Date:Early Meiji, Place:Gunma, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Shimonita, Joshu

Shimonita, Joshu==Date:Early Meiji, Place:Gunma, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)