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Outdoor poetry party in Kyoto

People dressed in traditional attire take part in "Kyokusui no En," a reenactment of the Heian aristocrats' poetry party, in a garden at the Kitano Tenmangu shrine in the western Japan city of Kyoto on Nov. 3, 2023. (Kyodo)

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Police post on campus

Police post on campus

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken April 17, 2013, shows a police post which has been built on Karasuma campus of Doshisha University in Kyoto's Kamigyo Ward, which is the country's first police post set up on campus grounds, according to Kyoto prefectural police.

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Police post on campus

Police post on campus

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken April 17, 2013, shows a police post which has been built on Karasuma campus of Doshisha University in Kyoto's Kamigyo Ward, which is the country's first police post set up on campus grounds, according to Kyoto prefectural police.

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Police post on campus

Police post on campus

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken April 17, 2013, shows a police post which has been built on Karasuma campus of Doshisha University in Kyoto's Kamigyo Ward, which is the country's first police post set up on campus grounds, according to Kyoto prefectural police.

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Urasenke school holds its 1st tea ceremony of year

Urasenke school holds its 1st tea ceremony of year

Kyoto, Japan - Sen Soshitsu (L), grand master of the Urasenke tea ceremony school, serves green tea to guests at the school's first tea ceremony gathering of the year at the Konnichian tea hut in Kyoto's Kamigyo Ward on Jan. 7, 2010. Grand masters of other tea ceremony schools as well as local government and business leaders, including Kyoto Gov. Keiji Yamada, took part in the ceremony.

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Kyoto palace opens to tourists

Kyoto palace opens to tourists

KYOTO, Japan - Tourists stroll in Kyoto Imperial Palace in Kamigyo Ward of the ancient Japanese capital on Nov. 1, 2009. The Imperial Household Agency in a rare move opened the premises to the public to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's enthronement.

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Kyoto palace opens to tourists

Kyoto palace opens to tourists

KYOTO, Japan - Tourists stroll in Kyoto Imperial Palace in Kamigyo Ward of the ancient Japanese capital on Nov. 1, 2009. The Imperial Household Agency in a rare move opened the premises to the public to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's enthronement.

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Urasenke group holds its 1st tea ceremony of year

Urasenke group holds its 1st tea ceremony of year

KYOTO, Japan - Sen Soshitsu, grand master of the Urasenke tea ceremony group, serves green tea to guests at the school's first tea ceremony gathering of this year at the Konnichian tea hut in Kyoto's Kamigyo Ward on Jan. 7. About 30 people including Kyoto Gov. Keiji Yamada took part in the ceremony.

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Japan, China hold ministerial talks on energy and trade

Japan, China hold ministerial talks on energy and trade

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshihiro Nikai (R) greets Chinese Commerce Minister Bo Xilai at the Kyoto State Guesthouse in Kyoto's Kamigyo Ward on May 27 as Bo arrives for talks with Nikai.

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Woman taken hostage at NHK's Kyoto bureau

Woman taken hostage at NHK's Kyoto bureau

KYOTO, Japan - Riot squad personnel from the Kyoto Prefectural Police Department stand outside the Kyoto bureau of Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) in the city's Kamigyo Ward on Jan. 18 after a knife-wielding man took a woman hostage and demanded to speak to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on the phone.

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Ura Senke begins 1st tea ceremony of new year in Kyoto

Ura Senke begins 1st tea ceremony of new year in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Sen Soshitsu (L), the 15th-generation head of Ura Senke, one of the three Japanese tea ceremony schools, prepares tea at the school's first tea ceremony of the new year Jan. 7 at its estate in Kyoto's Kamigyo Ward.

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Woman taken hostage at NHK's Kyoto bureau

Woman taken hostage at NHK's Kyoto bureau

KYOTO, Japan - Riot squad personnel from the Kyoto Prefectural Police Department stand outside the Kyoto bureau of Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) in the city's Kamigyo Ward on Jan. 18 after a knife-wielding man took a woman hostage and demanded to speak to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on the phone.

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Japan, China hold ministerial talks on energy and trade

Japan, China hold ministerial talks on energy and trade

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshihiro Nikai (R) greets Chinese Commerce Minister Bo Xilai at the Kyoto State Guesthouse in Kyoto's Kamigyo Ward on May 27 as Bo arrives for talks with Nikai. (Kyodo)

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Ura Senke begins 1st tea ceremony of new year in Kyoto

Ura Senke begins 1st tea ceremony of new year in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Sen Soshitsu (L), the 15th-generation head of Ura Senke, one of the three Japanese tea ceremony schools, prepares tea at the school's first tea ceremony of the new year Jan. 7 at its estate in Kyoto's Kamigyo Ward.

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Dining room of State Guesthouse in Kyoto

Dining room of State Guesthouse in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A dining room of the State Guesthouse in Kyoto's Kamigyo Ward, was opened to the press on Jan. 19, 2005. (Kyodo)

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State Guesthouse in Kyoto

State Guesthouse in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan ? The State Guesthouse in Kyoto's Kamigyo Ward which is located next to the Kyoto Imperial Palace (L), was opened to the press on Jan. 19, 2005. (Kyodo)

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Urasenke group holds its 1st tea ceremony of year

Urasenke group holds its 1st tea ceremony of year

KYOTO, Japan - Sen Soshitsu, grand master of the Urasenke tea ceremony group, serves green tea to guests at the school's first tea ceremony gathering of this year at the Konnichian tea hut in Kyoto's Kamigyo Ward on Jan. 7. About 30 people including Kyoto Gov. Keiji Yamada took part in the ceremony. (Kyodo)

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Kyoto palace opens to tourists

Kyoto palace opens to tourists

KYOTO, Japan - Tourists stroll in Kyoto Imperial Palace in Kamigyo Ward of the ancient Japanese capital on Nov. 1, 2009. The Imperial Household Agency in a rare move opened the premises to the public to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's enthronement. (Kyodo)

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Kyoto palace opens to tourists

Kyoto palace opens to tourists

KYOTO, Japan - Tourists stroll in Kyoto Imperial Palace in Kamigyo Ward of the ancient Japanese capital on Nov. 1, 2009. The Imperial Household Agency in a rare move opened the premises to the public to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's enthronement. (Kyodo)

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Urasenke school holds its 1st tea ceremony of year

Urasenke school holds its 1st tea ceremony of year

Kyoto, Japan - Sen Soshitsu (L), grand master of the Urasenke tea ceremony school, serves green tea to guests at the school's first tea ceremony gathering of the year at the Konnichian tea hut in Kyoto's Kamigyo Ward on Jan. 7, 2010. Grand masters of other tea ceremony schools as well as local government and business leaders, including Kyoto Gov. Keiji Yamada, took part in the ceremony. (Kyodo)

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