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Farmer from Chiba Pref. wins giant pumpkin competition

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Yoji Miyamoto poses with his giant pumpkin on Shodo Island in Kagawa Prefecture on Sept. 21, 2014, after the pumpkin weighing 458.1 kilograms won the giant pumpkin competition. Miyamto started growing giant pumpkins in Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture, about eight years ago.

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Trainer communicates with killer whales

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 26, 2013 shows Kanae Komatsu, a trainer of killer whales at Kamogawa Sea World, an aquarium in Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture.

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Steller sea lion back to Fukushima aquarium

CHIBA, Japan - A Steller sea lion called Fuku is hoisted in a cage by crane at Kamogawa Seaworld in Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture, on March 21, 2012, to be transported to Aquamarine Fukushima in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture. Fuku was evacuated to the Chiba aquarium after the March 2011 quake and tsunami, and is the last evacuee of the Fukushima aquarium to be sent home.

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Killer whale transported

NAGOYA, Japan - Male killer whale Bingo is lifted at Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium in Nagoya on Dec. 15, 2011. He was transported by ship from Kamogawa Seaworld aquarium in Chiba Prefecture.

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Killer whale transported

NAGOYA, Japan - Male killer whale Bingo is lifted at Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium in Nagoya on Dec. 15, 2011. He was transported by ship from Kamogawa Seaworld aquarium in Chiba Prefecture.

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Aquamarine Fukushima reopens

IWAKI, Japan - Yoshitaka Abe (R), director of Aquamarine Fukushima, unveils the name of a harbor seal pup at the reopening ceremony of the aquarium in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on July 15, 2011. The aquarium had been closed since the March 11 tsunami. Kazutoshi Arai (L), director of Kamogawa Seaworld in Chiba Prefecture where the seal pup was born, also attended the ceremony.

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Fishing boats hit by gusts

TOKYO, Japan - Fishing boats lean on each other at a port in Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 3, 2010, after being hit by wind gusts.

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Emperor, empress visit rice paddies

KAMOGAWA, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visit terraced rice paddies in a mountainous area in Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture, on Sept. 27, 2010. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress visit rice paddies

KAMOGAWA, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visit terraced rice paddies in a mountainous area in Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture, on Sept. 27, 2010. (Pool photo)

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Central, South American envoys experience rice planting

TOKYO, Japan - Ambassadors, embassy officials and their family members from 15 Central and South American countries experience ''taue'' (rice planting) at rice fields in Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture, on April 19, 2010, at the invitation of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Hirotaka Akamatsu.

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Tsunami reach Japan's Pacific side

KAMOGAWA, Japan - In this aerial view, the sea current rises into the mouth of the Kamo River in Chiba Prefecture, on Feb. 28, 2010. Japan observed waves as high as 1.45 meters after tsunami triggered by a massive earthquake in Chile reached wide areas along Japan's Pacific coast.

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Giant salamander found walking along road in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Photo shows a 105-centimeter-long giant salamander a motorist found walking along a road along the Kamogawa River in Kyoto on June 30. The salamander was brought to a police station and kept there for several hours in a tub filled with water before being released upstream.

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Outdoor Japanese restaurants open for summer in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Tourists enjoy food and drink in the cool evening air with traditional Japanese entertainers, known as ''maiko'' in Kyoto, at an open-air Japanese restaurant on May 1 after a traditional elevated floor space along the Kamogawa River opened for the summer the same day.

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Outdoor Japanese restaurants open for summer in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Tourists enjoy food and drink in the cool evening air with traditional Japanese entertainers, known as ''maiko'' in Kyoto, at an open-air Japanese restaurant on May 1 after a traditional elevated floor space along the Kamogawa River opened for the summer the same day.

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Outdoor Japanese restaurants open for summer in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Tourists enjoy food and drink with a ''Maiko'' at an open-air Japanese restaurant on May 1 as a traditional elevated floor space along the Kamogawa River opened for the summer the same day.

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Dolphin calf born of artificial insemination doing well

KAMOGAWA, Japan - Japan's first dolphin calf (R) produced from artificial insemination is doing well at Kamogawa Seaworld amusement park in Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture, on Aug. 12. The female bottlenose dolphin named Sunny was born in July 2003 and has grown to 2 meters in length and weighs 140 kilograms.

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Kyoto teahouses open riverside seats for summer

KYOTO, Japan - ''Maiko,'' or apprentice geisha, fill cups with sake for guests as traditional summer seats at teahouses opened by the Kamogawa River in Kyoto May 1.

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Tourist season begins in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A male tourist beams as he is served by a ''maiko'' (dancing girl) May 1 at the ''noryodoko'', a special stall set up on the embankment of the Kamogawa River annually during the summer tourist season in the ancient Japanese capital of Kyoto.

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Seal seen swimming in Tokyo's Tama River

TOKYO, Japan - A seal puppy is seen swimming in the Tama River near the Maruko Bridge in Tokyo's Ota Ward on Aug. 15. The seal, which is about one meter long, was first seen near the bridge about one week ago. An official at Kamogawa Seaworld in Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture, said the seal, which usually inhabits the Arctic, may have mistakenly gone south to seek food and strayed into the river.

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31 mil. yen stolen in attack on cash transport vehicle

CHIBA, Japan - Police officials investigate near a cash transport van in Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture, on Aug. 19, from which about 31.1 million yen in cash and checks were stolen earlier in the day. The vehicle was stormed by four or five men when two security guards returned to the car after collecting cash from the Kamogawa office of Sagawa Express Co.

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Unseasonal cherry blossoms surprise people in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Unseasonal cherry blossoms on the bank of the Kamogawa River in the ancient capital Kyoto, western Japan, are surprising citizens and tourists. In Japan, cherry trees usually bloom in the spring, peaking around April.

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Rice reaping begins in Chiba Pref.

KAMOGAWA, Japan - Rice reaping begins in sunny weather at a golden rice field in Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture, southeast of Tokyo, on Aug. 8. Rice is cropped in the fall in many places, but Kamogawa's rice is called ''hayabamai,'' or early rice.

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1.2 meter salamander found in Kyoto

This 1.2-meter-long salamander is found on the bank of the Kamogawa River in Kyoto on May 16. A walker found the amphibious animal and informed the police. In Japan, the salamander is registered as a protected species. It was released later in the day upstream near Ohara in the northern part of Kyoto City.

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Dolphin calf born of artificial insemination doing well

KAMOGAWA, Japan - Japan's first dolphin calf (R) produced from artificial insemination is doing well at Kamogawa Seaworld amusement park in Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture, on Aug. 12. The female bottlenose dolphin named Sunny was born in July 2003 and has grown to 2 meters in length and weighs 140 kilograms. (Kyodo)

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Outdoor Japanese restaurants open for summer in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Tourists enjoy food and drink in the cool evening air with traditional Japanese entertainers, known as ''maiko'' in Kyoto, at an open-air Japanese restaurant on May 1 after a traditional elevated floor space along the Kamogawa River opened for the summer the same day. (Kyodo)

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Outdoor Japanese restaurants open for summer in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Tourists enjoy food and drink in the cool evening air with traditional Japanese entertainers, known as ''maiko'' in Kyoto, at an open-air Japanese restaurant on May 1 after a traditional elevated floor space along the Kamogawa River opened for the summer the same day. (Kyodo)

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Kyoto teahouses open riverside seats for summer

KYOTO, Japan - ''Maiko,'' or apprentice geisha, fill cups with sake for guests as traditional summer seats at teahouses opened by the Kamogawa River in Kyoto May 1. (Kyodo)

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Rice terrace illumination event in Japan

Photo taken Nov. 11, 2015, shows a rice terrace lit up with 10,000 light-emitting diodes in Kamogawa in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan. The annual lighting at the Oyama-Senmaida terrace takes place for four hours from 5 p.m. every day through Jan. 4, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Swiss roll made by Chiba chef wins contest in Tokyo

Photo taken on Nov. 18, 2015, shows a Swiss roll cake using peanuts produced in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, which won the "ROLL-1" Swiss roll contest held at a confectionery school in Tokyo the same day. The cake was made by Kanako Asai, a pastry chef from the Chiba prefectural city of Kamogawa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pastry chef from Chiba wins Swiss roll contest in Tokyo

Kanako Asai, a pastry chef from Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, shows off a grand prize medal and award certificate won in the "ROLL-1" Swiss roll contest held at a confectionery school in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Giant salamander found walking along road in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Photo shows a 105-centimeter-long giant salamander a motorist found walking along a road along the Kamogawa River in Kyoto on June 30. The salamander was brought to a police station and kept there for several hours in a tub filled with water before being released upstream. (Kyodo)

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Outdoor Japanese restaurants open for summer in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Tourists enjoy food and drink with a ''Maiko'' at an open-air Japanese restaurant on May 1 as a traditional elevated floor space along the Kamogawa River opened for the summer the same day. (Kyodo)

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Killer whale transported

NAGOYA, Japan - Male killer whale Bingo is lifted at Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium in Nagoya on Dec. 15, 2011. He was transported by ship from Kamogawa Seaworld aquarium in Chiba Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Killer whale transported

NAGOYA, Japan - Male killer whale Bingo is lifted at Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium in Nagoya on Dec. 15, 2011. He was transported by ship from Kamogawa Seaworld aquarium in Chiba Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Farming life opens possibilities for both young and old

KAMOGAWA, Japan - Akiko Osawa (right), of Tokyo, cuts down trees along with her colleague at the Kamogawa Farm-Return School's farm in the city of Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Shijo Ohashi Bridge over the Kamo River

View of Shijo-Ohashi Bridge from across the Kamogawa River, facing west. The iron bridge was built in 1874 and has round lights on its parapets. Yaomasa Restaurant is located on the north side of the west end of the bridge. In the middle of the bridge is a Western-style temporary arch and a sign that says Sanshisuimei (an expression to describe the beauty of the mountains and water) . Women holding parasols walk across the bridge. Taken in 1904.==Date:1904, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐45‐0]

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A procession of Shinto carrying the sacrement

Stereograph depicting the annual festival at Fushimi Inari Shrine. A procession carrying a sacred image is crossing Kamogawa River at Shichijo Ohashi Bridge. The bridge is busy with people coming and going. The Kyoto Imperial Museum, built in 1895, is visible on the east side of Kamogawa River, but streetcar tracks laid on the bridge in 1913 are not visible. Taken in 1904.==Date:1904, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐34‐0]

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Enjoying a cool evening on yuka platforms along the Kamo River

A geisha and maiko relax on a terrace at Shijo Ohashi, looking over Kamogawa River. One stares across the river, while the other sits on the railing looking toward the interior. Houses are reflected on the river in the background. This photograph may have been used in picture postcards for tourists. It was taken by Tamamura Kozaburo.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number83‐18‐0]

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Enjoying a cool evening on yuka platforms along the Kamo River

Geisha and maiko relax on a terrace at Shijo Ohashi, on the western side of Kamogawa River. The two on the left are drinking sake, while the two on the right are playing paper, scissors, rock. Lamps and cigarette trays have been placed on the floor. The houses lining the eastern side of the river and Gojo-Ohashi Bridge are visible in the background. This photograph may have been used in picture postcards for tourists. ==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number52‐40‐0]

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Rows of houses seen from Higashiyama,Kyoto

The city of Kyoto, facing west from the Higashiyama Shogun Mound. The Yasaka Pagoda at Horinji Temple is visible in the left foreground and, in the centre, the precincts of Yasaka Shinto Shrine. The Kamogawa River and Rakuchu area of the city are visible in background with the Nishiyama Mountains behind. Gion Shinchi is on the east side of Kamogawa River. There is significant greenery around the precincts of Ken'ninji Temple, showing that the area had not yet been developed.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number52‐39‐0]

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Shijo Kawara

Northern view of Kamogawa River. These are restaurants and inns built on the stone reinforced riverbanks. Stairs and ladders are placed for easy access to the river. Wooden poles for summer balconies are also visible. The sandbank in the middle of the river where a person is standing was used to dry dyed fabrics in the sun. The bridge visible in the background is probably Nijo Bridge. Taken by Tamamura Kozaburo.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number48‐114‐0]

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The Kamogawa Shijo district

View of a terrace on the Kamogawa River from the western end of Donguri Bridge, facing north-northeast. Lanterns and lamps light the temporary summer terrace, and the guests and dancing girls enjoy the evening. Shijo-Ohashi Bridge is visible on the left along with the roof of Minami-za Theater across the river in the middle. Mt. Hiei is faintly visible in the background.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number48‐104‐0]

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Enjoying a cool evening on yuka platforms along the Kamo River

A geisha and maiko relax on a terrace at Shijo Ohashi, looking over Kamogawa River. One stares across the river, while the other sits on the railing looking toward the interior. Houses are reflected on the river in the background. This photograph may have been used in picture postcards for tourists. It was taken by Tamamura Kozaburo.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number48‐14‐0]

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Enjoying a cool evening on yuka platforms along the Kamo River

A geisha and maiko relax on a terrace at Shijo Ohashi, looking over Kamogawa River. One stares across the river, while the other sits on the railing looking toward the interior. Houses are reflected on the river in the background. This photograph may have been used in picture postcards for tourists. It was taken by Tamamura Kozaburo.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number48‐7‐0]

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Emperor, empress visit rice paddies

KAMOGAWA, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visit terraced rice paddies in a mountainous area in Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture, on Sept. 27, 2010. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Emperor, empress visit rice paddies

KAMOGAWA, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visit terraced rice paddies in a mountainous area in Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture, on Sept. 27, 2010. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Aquamarine Fukushima reopens

IWAKI, Japan - Yoshitaka Abe (R), director of Aquamarine Fukushima, unveils the name of a harbor seal pup at the reopening ceremony of the aquarium in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on July 15, 2011. The aquarium had been closed since the March 11 tsunami. Kazutoshi Arai (L), director of Kamogawa Seaworld in Chiba Prefecture where the seal pup was born, also attended the ceremony. (Kyodo)

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Central, South American envoys experience rice planting

TOKYO, Japan - Ambassadors, embassy officials and their family members from 15 Central and South American countries experience ''taue'' (rice planting) at rice fields in Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture, on April 19, 2010, at the invitation of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Hirotaka Akamatsu. (Kyodo)

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Steller sea lion back to Fukushima aquarium

CHIBA, Japan - A Steller sea lion called Fuku is hoisted in a cage by crane at Kamogawa Seaworld in Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture, on March 21, 2012, to be transported to Aquamarine Fukushima in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture. Fuku was evacuated to the Chiba aquarium after the March 2011 quake and tsunami, and is the last evacuee of the Fukushima aquarium to be sent home. (Kyodo)

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Tsunami reach Japan's Pacific side

KAMOGAWA, Japan - In this aerial view, the sea current rises into the mouth of the Kamo River in Chiba Prefecture, on Feb. 28, 2010. Japan observed waves as high as 1.45 meters after tsunami triggered by a massive earthquake in Chile reached wide areas along Japan's Pacific coast. (Kyodo)