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Striped owl

Photo taken on Sept. 25, 2025, shows a striped owl at Kakegawa Kachoen bird and flower park in Kakegawa in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka.

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Striped owl

Photo taken on Sept. 25, 2025, shows a striped owl at Kakegawa Kachoen bird and flower park in Kakegawa in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka.

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Saddle-billed stork

Photo taken on Sept. 25, 2025, shows a saddle-billed stork at Kakegawa Kachoen bird and flower park in Kakegawa in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka.

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Sun conures

Sun conures peck feed at Kakegawa Kachouen bird and flower park in Kakegawa in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka on Sept. 24, 2025.

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Sun conures

Sun conures peck feed at Kakegawa Kachouen bird and flower park in Kakegawa in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka on Sept. 24, 2025.

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Sun conures

Sun conures peck feed at Kakegawa Kachouen bird and flower park in Kakegawa in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka on Sept. 24, 2025.

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Sun conures

Sun conures perch on a branch at Kakegawa Kachouen bird and flower park in Kakegawa in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka on Sept. 24, 2025.

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Robots at NEC Platforms' new factory

Autonomous robots carry products and parts at a new factory of NEC Platforms Ltd. in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 29, 2023.

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Fujii wins Game 1 of shogi's Osho series

Defending champion Sota Fujii (R) and challenger Yoshiharu Habu reflect on Game 1 of a historic best-of-seven series for shogi's Osho title after Fujii beat Habu at a teahouse at Kakegawa Castle in the Shizuoka Prefecture city of Kakegawa, central Japan, on Jan. 9, 2023. If Habu, 52, captures the Osho title from 20-year-old Fujii, holder of four other major titles, it would be his 100th title tournament victory, an unprecedented achievement. (Pool photo)

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Fujii wins Game 1 of shogi's Osho series

Defending champion Sota Fujii (R) and challenger Yoshiharu Habu reflect on Game 1 of a historic best-of-seven series for shogi's Osho title after Fujii beat Habu at a teahouse at Kakegawa Castle in the Shizuoka Prefecture city of Kakegawa, central Japan, on Jan. 9, 2023. If Habu, 52, captures the Osho title from 20-year-old Fujii, holder of four other major titles, it would be his 100th title tournament victory, an unprecedented achievement. (Pool photo)

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Fujii wins Game 1 of shogi's Osho series

Veteran shogi player Yoshiharu Habu reflects on Game 1 of a historic best-of-seven series for shogi's Osho title after he was beaten by defending champion Sota Fujii at a teahouse at Kakegawa Castle in the Shizuoka Prefecture city of Kakegawa, central Japan, on Jan. 9, 2023. If Habu, 52, captures the Osho title from 20-year-old Fujii, holder of four other major titles, it would be his 100th title tournament victory, an unprecedented achievement. (Pool photo)

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Fujii wins Game 1 of shogi's Osho series

Defending champion Sota Fujii reflects on Game 1 of a historic best-of-seven series for shogi's Osho title after beating Yoshiharu Habu at a teahouse at Kakegawa Castle in the Shizuoka Prefecture city of Kakegawa, central Japan, on Jan. 9, 2023. If Habu, 52, captures the Osho title from 20-year-old Fujii, holder of four other major titles, it would be his 100th title tournament victory, an unprecedented achievement. (Pool photo)

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Transport ministry warns manufacturer over faked safety data

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Kakegawa (C), president of Koito Industries Ltd., and other company executives bow during a press conference at the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2010, after being instructed by the ministry to improve the company's business operations. The company has fabricated fire resistance and strength data on 150,000 seats for planes for 32 carriers in 24 countries and territories.

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Transport ministry warns manufacturer over faked safety data

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Kakegawa (L), president of Koito Industries Ltd., receives instructions to improve the company's business operations from Ryuhei Maeda, director general of the Civil Aviation Bureau at the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2010. The company has fabricated fire resistance and strength data on 150,000 seats for planes for 32 carriers in 24 countries and territories.

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Wake for slain Japanese aid worker held in Shizuoka Pref.

KAKEGAWA, Japan - A picture of Kazuya Ito, a Japanese aid worker kidnapped and killed in Afghanistan, is displayed at a wake held in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Aug. 31.

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Remains of slain Japanese aid worker return home

KAKEGAWA, Japan - Junko Ito (far L), the mother of Kazuya Ito, a Japanese aid worker kidnapped and killed in Afghanistan, and other relatives walk beside the car carrying his body in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Aug. 31. The body was transferred to Hamamatsu University School of Medicine in the prefecture, where it underwent a police examination and an autopsy before being returned home.

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Body in Afghanistan looks Japanese

KAKEGAWA, Japan - Masayuki Ito (R), father of Kazuya Ito who was kidnapped by four armed men in eastern Afghanistan on Aug. 26, speaks to reporters in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Aug. 27 about reports that a body appearing to be that of a Japanese man has been found in Afghanistan.

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Japanese NGO member kidnapped in Afghanistan

KAKEGAWA, Japan - The father and mother of Kazuya Ito, a member of the Japanese nongovernmental organization Peshawar-kai who was abducted in Afghanistan, answer reporters' questions at their house in Kakegawa, central Japan, Aug. 26. Ito, 31, an agricultural specialist with the group, was abducted near Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan on Aug. 26.

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Legendary concert restaged with 35,000 attending

KAKEGAWA, Japan - Singer Takuro Yoshida (L) and members of the folk-singer group Kaguyahime perform an open-air concert in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Sept. 23 in front of some 35,000 people. The singers restaged a legendary 1975 show, in which they performed some 100 songs in 12 hours in front of an audience of more than 50,000.

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Legendary concert restaged with 35,000 attending

KAKEGAWA, Japan - Some 35,000 people gathered for an open-air concert in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Sept. 23 to restage a legendary 1975 show, in which popular singer Takuro Yoshida and folk-singer trio Kaguyahime performed some 100 songs in 12 hours in front of an audience of more than 50,000.

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5 dead, 5 injured in car accident on Tomei Expressway

SHIZUOKA, Japan - A van carrying 10 people is extensively damaged after it crashed into a truck that had halted on the Tomei Expressway in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 19. Among the 10 passengers, five people were killed and five others injured. (Pool photo)

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Shinkansen makes special stop to pick up soccer fans

KAKEGAWA, Japan - Soccer fans go on board a JR Tokaido Shinkansen train which made an unscheduled stop at Kakegawa Station late Nov. 11 after the World Cup match between Germany and Cameroon at Shizuoka Stadium. (World Cup 2002)

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Shogi sensation Fujii challenges veteran player Watanabe in title series

A best-of-seven shogi title series between 19-year-old Sota Fujii (L) and defending champion Akira Watanabe opens at a Japanese teahouse in the Shizuoka Prefecture city of Kakegawa on Jan. 9, 2022. Fujii, already holding four of shogi's eight major titles, aims to win his fifth, "Osho," by beating 37-year-old Watanabe, holder of three major titles. (Pool photo)

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Shogi sensation Fujii challenges veteran player Watanabe in shogi title series

A best-of-seven shogi title series between 19-year-old Sota Fujii (L) and defending champion Akira Watanabe opens at a Japanese teahouse in the Shizuoka Prefecture city of Kakegawa on Jan. 9, 2022. Fujii, already holding four of shogi's eight major titles, aims to win his fifth, "Osho," by beating 37-year-old Watanabe, holder of three major titles. (Pool photo)

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MM Catalyst, an auxiliary catalyst device developed by Haiba Iron Works in collaboration with Nichidai Filter

Haiba Iron Works (Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture), in cooperation with Nichidai Filter (Ujitawara Town, Kyoto Prefecture), a stainless steel diffusion bonding (sintering) company, has developed an auxiliary catalytic converter "MM catalyst" that shortens the activation time of the main catalyst for exhaust gas purification by about 40%. The MM catalyst is manufactured by loading precious metals onto a structure made of sintered stainless steel wire mesh. Compared to the honeycomb structure that is commonly used in catalysts, the reaction space is more complex and the contact efficiency of exhaust gas is improved. Noboru Ishizawa, director of the technology department at Haiba Iron Works, said, "We will further refine our technology through repeated tests using actual machines (for practical use). On July 10, 2019, the head office of Haruba Ironworks in Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture.

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Hiroshige - 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Print 27

27 Kakegawa - Travellers crossing a high trestle-bridge over the Kake River, two of them peering into the water below, and behind a small boy watching a kite up in the air, while beyond another, with broken string, flutters to earth. Peasants transplanting rice in the flooded fields, and in the distance Mount Akiba rising above the mists. A shrine standing on the top of a mountain near this station attracted worshippers from all over Japan who came to pray for protection against the calamity of fire. An old couple of travellers are struggling against a strong wind as they toil to cross the arched bridge. A naughty boy is following them with a mocking gesture. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858). The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido - Hoeido edition (1831-4) Date: 1831 - 1834

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Stationery store owner shows Meiji era postcards

Kazuto Kakegawa, the owner of a time-honored stationery store in Komoro, Nagano Prefecture, holds picture postcards of the Meiji era over a century ago on July 13, 2015. They were found at the store's warehouse around three years ago and started to be sold in April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shinkansen makes special stop to pick up soccer fans

KAKEGAWA, Japan - Soccer fans go on board a JR Tokaido Shinkansen train which made an unscheduled stop at Kakegawa Station late Nov. 11 after the World Cup match between Germany and Cameroon at Shizuoka Stadium. (World Cup 2002)

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Legendary concert restaged with 35,000 attending

KAKEGAWA, Japan - Singer Takuro Yoshida (L) and members of the folk-singer group Kaguyahime perform an open-air concert in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Sept. 23 in front of some 35,000 people. The singers restaged a legendary 1975 show, in which they performed some 100 songs in 12 hours in front of an audience of more than 50,000. (Kyodo)

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Legendary concert restaged with 35,000 attending

KAKEGAWA, Japan - Some 35,000 people gathered for an open-air concert in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Sept. 23 to restage a legendary 1975 show, in which popular singer Takuro Yoshida and folk-singer trio Kaguyahime performed some 100 songs in 12 hours in front of an audience of more than 50,000. (Kyodo)

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Wake for slain Japanese aid worker held in Shizuoka Pref.

KAKEGAWA, Japan - A picture of Kazuya Ito, a Japanese aid worker kidnapped and killed in Afghanistan, is displayed at a wake held in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Aug. 31. (Kyodo)

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Remains of slain Japanese aid worker return home

KAKEGAWA, Japan - Junko Ito (far L), the mother of Kazuya Ito, a Japanese aid worker kidnapped and killed in Afghanistan, and other relatives walk beside the car carrying his body in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Aug. 31. The body was transferred to Hamamatsu University School of Medicine in the prefecture, where it underwent a police examination and an autopsy before being returned home. (Kyodo)

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Body in Afghanistan looks Japanese

KAKEGAWA, Japan - Masayuki Ito (R), father of Kazuya Ito who was kidnapped by four armed men in eastern Afghanistan on Aug. 26, speaks to reporters in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Aug. 27 about reports that a body appearing to be that of a Japanese man has been found in Afghanistan. (Kyodo)

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Japanese NGO member kidnapped in Afghanistan

KAKEGAWA, Japan - The father and mother of Kazuya Ito, a member of the Japanese nongovernmental organization Peshawar-kai who was abducted in Afghanistan, answer reporters' questions at their house in Kakegawa, central Japan, Aug. 26. Ito, 31, an agricultural specialist with the group, was abducted near Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan on Aug. 26. (Kyodo)

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Transport ministry warns manufacturer over faked safety data

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Kakegawa (C), president of Koito Industries Ltd., and other company executives bow during a press conference at the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2010, after being instructed by the ministry to improve the company's business operations. The company has fabricated fire resistance and strength data on 150,000 seats for planes for 32 carriers in 24 countries and territories. (Kyodo)

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Transport ministry warns manufacturer over faked safety data

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Kakegawa (L), president of Koito Industries Ltd., receives instructions to improve the company's business operations from Ryuhei Maeda, director general of the Civil Aviation Bureau at the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2010. The company has fabricated fire resistance and strength data on 150,000 seats for planes for 32 carriers in 24 countries and territories. (Kyodo)

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Green tea fields in Japan

Photo taken Aug. 5, 2020, shows green tea fields in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, the top green tea-producing prefecture in Japan.

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Green tea fields in Japan

Photo taken Aug. 5, 2020, shows green tea fields in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, the top green tea-producing prefecture in Japan.

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Campaigning for Japan upper house election

People listen to a speech by a politician in Kakegawa in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on July 4, 2019, as official campaigning begins for the July 21 House of Councillors election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Campaigning for upper house election in Japan

Yuichiro Tamaki, head of the Democratic Party for the People, greets the crowd during a campaign event on July 4, 2019, in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, for the July 21 House of Councillors election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Campaigning for upper house election in Japan

Yuichiro Tamaki, head of the Democratic Party for the People, makes a speech in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on July 4, 2019, as official campaigning began the same day for the July 21 House of Councillors election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Campaigning for upper house election in Japan

Yuichiro Tamaki, head of the Democratic Party for the People, makes a speech in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on July 4, 2019, as official campaigning began the same day for the July 21 House of Councillors election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor and empress visit facility for disabled children

Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko look at artworks at a museum housed at Nemunoki Gakuen, a facility for disabled children in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 27, 2018. Sitting in the wheelchair is Mariko Miyagi, who founded the school 50 years ago. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor and empress visit facility for disabled children

Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko are seen off by children at Nemunoki Gakuen, a facility for disabled children in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 27, 2018. Seen at far right is Mariko Miyagi, who founded the school 50 years ago. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor and empress visit facility for disabled children

Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko interact with a child at Nemunoki Gakuen, a facility for disabled children in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 27, 2018. Sitting in a wheelchair is Mariko Miyagi (R), who founded the school 50 years ago. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor and empress visit facility for disabled children

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko watch a wheelchair-bound child dancing at Nemunoki Gakuen, a facility for disabled children in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan. Sitting next to the imperial couple is Mariko Miyagi, who founded the school 50 years ago. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese emperor, empress on private trip

Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrive at JR Kakegawa train station in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 27, 2018, during a private trip. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese emperor, empress on private trip

Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrive at JR Kakegawa train station in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 27, 2018, during a private trip. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese emperor, empress on private trip

Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrive at JR Kakegawa train station in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 27, 2018, during a private trip. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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School for disabled children in Japan

Japanese actress Mariko Miyagi (R), founder of Nemunoki Gakuen, the country's first school for disabled children, established in 1968, talks with a pupil on March 22, 2018, at the school in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo