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Candle festival in western Japan

Candles are lit to form the Chinese character for "bloom" in the annual candle festival at Okunoin cemetery at the Kongobuji temple in Mt. Koya in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 13, 2025.

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Religious dance at western Japan temple

An "Otaiya" religious dance is performed at Buddhist Shingon-sect Kongobu-ji temple on Mt. Koya in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on April 17, 2025, in honor of the sect's founder Kukai (774-835), posthumously known as Kobo Daishi.

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Religious dance at western Japan temple

An "Otaiya" religious dance is performed at Buddhist Shingon-sect Kongobu-ji temple on Mt. Koya in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on April 17, 2025, in honor of the sect's founder Kukai (774-835), posthumously known as Kobo Daishi.

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

A classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

A piece of a shrapnel in a classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

Broken glass of a classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

Broken window of a classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

A classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

The wall of a school that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

A piece of a shrapnel in a schoolyard in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

A school in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

A classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

A classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

A classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

A classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

A classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

A classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

A classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

A classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

A classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

A classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

Food abandoned in the middle of cooking in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, when the area was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

A classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

A classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

Abandoned musical instruments in a classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

A classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Drones Target UNHCR Refugee Settlement Of Kurdistan Region - Iraq

Broken glass and colored pencils in a classroom that is damaged and deserted in a UNHCR refugee settlement in Koya, Iraq, on October 10, 2022, after it was attacked by a barrage of missiles and kamikaze drones launched by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on September 28, 2022. Following the attack, the UNHCR voiced grave concern about the attack and the reported casualties, “among them … women and children”, and offered condolences to the people affected. According to different reports, in a series of attacks by Iran on numerous targets in Kurdistan Region of Iraq, dozens of people were killed and wounded. The attacks reportedly targeted centers belonging to Kurdistan Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Buddhist monks seek donations

Buddhist monks from the Koyasan Shingon Sect visit a retail shop in Koya in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 24, 2025, for an annual event to seek donations.

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Buddhist monks seek donations

Buddhist monks from the Koyasan Shingon Sect gather at their temple before visiting houses in Koya in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 24, 2025, for an annual event to seek donations.

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Carp manager's mental training in front of fire

Takahiro Arai, manager of Japanese pro baseball club Hiroshima Carp, chants a Buddhist sutra in front of a fire for about two hours at Shojoshin-in temple in the Wakayama Prefecture town of Koya, western Japan, on Jan. 18, 2025. The Central League club manager took part in offseason mental training ahead of spring training camp starting in February.

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Wind-bells at railway station

Japanese style wind-bells are hung at Nankai Electric Railway's Gokurakubashi Station in Koya in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on June 20, 2024.

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Wind-bells at railway station

Japanese style wind-bells are hung at a platform of Nankai Electric Railway's Gokurakubashi Station in Koya in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on June 20, 2024.

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Festival celebrating famed Buddhist monk's birthday

Aoba Matsuri, a festival celebrating the birthday of Buddhist monk Kukai (774-835) -- posthumously known as Kobo Daishi and the founder of the Shingon school of Buddhism -- is held on June 9, 2024, in the Wakayama prefecture town of Koya, western Japan, where he opened the Kongobuji temple in 816.

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Festival celebrating famed Buddhist monk's birthday

Aoba Matsuri, a festival celebrating the birthday of Buddhist monk Kukai (774-835) -- posthumously known as Kobo Daishi and the founder of the Shingon school of Buddhism -- is held on June 9, 2024, in the Wakayama prefecture town of Koya, western Japan, where he opened the Kongobuji temple in 816.

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Festival celebrating famed Buddhist monk's birthday

Aoba Matsuri, a festival celebrating the birthday of Buddhist monk Kukai (774-835) -- posthumously known as Kobo Daishi and the founder of the Shingon school of Buddhism -- is held on June 9, 2024, in the Wakayama prefecture town of Koya, western Japan, where he opened the Kongobuji temple in 816.

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Festival celebrating famed Buddhist monk's birthday

Aoba Matsuri, a festival celebrating the birthday of Buddhist monk Kukai (774-835) -- posthumously known as Kobo Daishi and the founder of the Shingon school of Buddhism -- is held on June 9, 2024, in the Wakayama prefecture town of Koya, western Japan, where he opened the Kongobuji temple in 816.

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Fire festival at Kongobuji

Monks burn wooden tablets in a Buddhist rite during a fire festival held in front of Kongobuji temple in Koya in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 3, 2024.

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Fire festival at Kongobuji

Monks burn wooden tablets in a Buddhist rite during a fire festival held in front of Kongobuji temple in Koya in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 3, 2024.

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Buddhist monks seek social welfare donations

Buddhist monks from the Koyasan Shingon Sect gather at their temple before visiting houses in Koya in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 26, 2024, for an annual event to seek donations. The approximately 1.14 million yen in donations collected will be used for social welfare purposes, including helping those affected by a powerful earthquake in central Japan on Jan. 1.

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Buddhist monks seek social welfare donations

Buddhist monks from the Koyasan Shingon Sect visit houses in Koya in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 26, 2024, during an annual event to seek donations. The approximately 1.14 million yen in donations collected will be used for social welfare purposes, including helping those affected by a powerful earthquake in central Japan on Jan. 1.

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(SP)CHINA-HUZHOU-FOOTBALL-AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE-ZHEJIANG FC VS VENTFORET KOFU (CN)

(231025) -- HUZHOU, Oct. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Franko Andrijasevic (R) of Zhejiang FC vies with Koya Hayashida of Ventforet Kofu during the group stage match between Zhejiang FC of China and Ventforet Kofu of Japan at the 2023-2024 AFC Champions League in Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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"Matsutake" mushrooms at Wakayama market

The season's first auction for "matsutake" mushrooms from the Wakayama Prefecture town of Koya is held at a fresh produce market in the neighboring city of Hashimoto on Oct. 6, 2023.

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Carp manager's mental training in front of fire

Japanese pro baseball club Hiroshima Carp manager Takahiro Arai chants a Buddhist sutra in front of a fire for about 90 minutes at the Shojoshin-in temple in the Wakayama Prefecture town of Koya, western Japan, on Jan. 19, 2023. The Central League club manager took part in the offseason mental training ahead of spring training camp starting in February.

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Carp manager's mental training in front of fire

Japanese pro baseball club Hiroshima Carp manager Takahiro Arai chants a Buddhist sutra in front of a fire for about 90 minutes at the Shojoshin-in temple in the Wakayama Prefecture town of Koya, western Japan, on Jan. 19, 2023. The Central League club manager took part in the offseason mental training ahead of spring training camp starting in February.

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Monks follow pilgrimage of Shingon founder as training

OSAKA, Japan - Monks walk in Koya, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on May 30, 2014, as they proceed along a 55-kilometer pilgrimage that Kobo Daishi (774-835), founder of the Shingon school of Buddhism, is believed to have walked in his youth.

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Monks follow pilgrimage of Shingon founder as training

OSAKA, Japan - Monks read sutras in Koya, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on May 30, 2014, as they proceed along a 55-kilometer pilgrimage that Kobo Daishi (774-835), founder of the Shingon school of Buddhism, is believed to have walked in his youth.

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Song Tao, a key figure for China-Japan ties

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 30 Kyodo - Song Tao (R), head of the Chinese Communist Party's International Department, and Toshihiro Nikai, secretary general of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, shake hands after visiting Kongobuji temple in Koya in Japan's Wakayama Prefecture in this file photo taken Aug. 10, 2017.

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Bird flu virus detected in Yamaguchi, 3rd case of winter

TOKYO, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Koya Nishikawa (C) speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 30, 2014, after a meeting of ministers related to a bird flu outbreak in the western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi. The prefectural government began culling about 37,000 chickens in the early morning of the same day at a poultry farm in the city of Nagato after bird flu was confirmed.

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Quality dried persimmons for New Year

HASHIMOTO, Japan - Choicest dried persimmons on skewers named "hyakujyu," meaning centenarian, for New Year ornaments are encased in Japanese cypress boxes at Kongobuji, the head temple of Koyasan Shingon Buddhism, in the Wakayama prefectural town of Koya, western Japan, on Dec. 15, 2014.

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Vetro Montagna classic car festival starts in Mt. Koya

HASHIMOTO, Japan - Various types of classic cars are parked at the exhibition site of the Vetro Montagna Koyasan classic car festival on Nov. 8, 2014, at Mt. Koya in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan.