Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

Japan Prince Hisahito

Japanese Prince Hisahito leaves Yamatoyagi Station in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 8, 2025, for a visit to the imperial mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu. (Pool photo)

E

Japan Prince Hisahito

Japanese Prince Hisahito (R) arrives at Yamatoyagi Station in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 8, 2025, for a visit to the imperial mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu. (Pool photo)

E

Japan Prince Hisahito

Japanese Prince Hisahito (L) visits the imperial mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 8, 2025. (Pool photo)

E

Japan Prince Hisahito

Japanese Prince Hisahito (C) arrives at Yamatoyagi Station in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 8, 2025, for a visit to the imperial mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu. (Pool photo)

E

Japan Prince Hisahito

Japanese Prince Hisahito visits the imperial mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 8, 2025. (Pool photo)

E

Japan Prince Hisahito

Japanese Prince Hisahito visits the imperial mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 8, 2025. (Pool photo)

E

Japan Prince Hisahito

Japanese Prince Hisahito (C) visits the imperial mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 8, 2025. (Pool photo)

E

Japan Prince Hisahito

Japanese Prince Hisahito visits the imperial mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 8, 2025. (Pool photo)

E

Wind chime festival at western Japan temple

Wind chimes blow in the wind at Ofusa Kannon temple in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on July 1, 2025, as about 3,000 wind chimes are hung for the annual three-month wind chime festival that began the same day.

E

Wind chime festival at western Japan temple

Wind chimes blow in the wind at Ofusa Kannon temple in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on July 1, 2025, as about 3,000 wind chimes are hung for the annual three-month wind chime festival that began the same day.

E

Shrine in Nara Pref.

Photo taken on Sept. 19, 2020, shows an inner prayer hall in Kashihara Jingu shrine in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, western Japan.

E

Wind chime festival at western Japan temple

Wind chimes are on display at Ofusa Kannon temple in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on July 1, 2024, as the annual wind chime festival begins.

E

Wind chime festival at western Japan temple

A wind chime is on display in a teahouse at Ofusa Kannon temple in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on July 1, 2024, as the annual wind chime festival begins.

E

Japanese Princess Aiko travels to imperial mausoleum

Japanese Princess Aiko arrives at Kashihara-Jingumae Station in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, on March 27, 2024, as she visits the mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu in the western Japan city. (Pool photo)

E

Japanese Princess Aiko travels to imperial mausoleum

Japanese Princess Aiko arrives at Kashihara-Jingumae Station in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, on March 27, 2024, as she visits the mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu in the western Japan city. (Pool photo)

E

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial mausoleum

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, on March 27, 2024. (Pool photo)

E

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial mausoleum

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, on March 27, 2024. (Pool photo)

E

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial mausoleum

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, on March 27, 2024. (Pool photo)

E

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial mausoleum

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, on March 27, 2024. (Pool photo)

E

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial mausoleum

Japanese Princess Aiko arrives at the mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, on March 27, 2024. (Pool photo)

E

Japanese Princess Aiko visits imperial mausoleum

Japanese Princess Aiko arrives at the mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, on March 27, 2024. (Pool photo)

E

Japanese Princess Aiko travels to imperial mausoleum

Japanese Princess Aiko arrives at Yamatoyagi Station in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, on March 27, 2024, to visit the mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu. (Pool photo)

E

Japanese Princess Aiko travels to imperial mausoleum

Japanese Princess Aiko arrives at Yamatoyagi Station in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, on March 27, 2024, to visit the mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu. (Pool photo)

E

Mirror discovered at ancient Japan tomb

Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2023, in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, shows a shield-shaped mirror excavated from the fourth century Tomio-Maruyama tomb mound in the western Japan city of Nara in November 2022. The 5.7-kilogram mirror, which is 64 centimeters in length and 31 cm in width at its widest, is the largest bronze mirror ever found in Japan, according to the city's board of education and an archeological institute that supported the excavation.

E

Expressway pileup in Nara Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 12, 2023, shows the site of a pileup involving about 20 vehicles that occurred earlier in the day at an intersection near the Keinawa Expressway in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, western Japan. Fifteen people sustained minor injuries and were taken to hospitals.

E

Multiple-vehicle accident in Nara Pref.

Photo taken from Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 12, 2023, shows the site of an accident involving about 20 vehicles that occurred earlier in the day at an intersection near the Keinawa Expressway in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, in western Japan. Fifteen people sustained minor injuries and were taken to hospitals.

E

Multiple-vehicle accident in Nara Pref.

Photo taken from Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 12, 2023, shows the site of an accident involving about 20 vehicles that occurred earlier in the day at an intersection near the Keinawa Expressway in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, in western Japan.

E

Multiple-vehicle accident in Nara Pref.

Photo taken from Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 12, 2023, shows the site of an accident involving about 20 vehicles that occurred earlier in the day at an intersection near the Keinawa Expressway in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, in western Japan. Fifteen people sustained minor injuries and were taken to hospitals.

E

Multiple-vehicle accident in Nara Pref.

Photo taken from Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 12, 2023, shows the site of an accident involving about 20 vehicles that occurred earlier in the day at an intersection near the Keinawa Expressway in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, in western Japan. Fifteen people sustained minor injuries and were taken to hospitals.

E

Year of Boar in 2019

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 30 Kyodo - A giant votive tablet bearing illustration of boars drawn is unveiled at Kashihara Jingu, a shrine in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 30, 2018, ahead of the Year of the Boar in the Oriental zodiac.

E

Cleaned murals from ancient tomb ready for public display

KASHIHARA, Japan - Cleansed murals from the Takamatsuzuka Tomb, an ancient circular tumulus grave in Asuka, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, designated as a national treasure, are shown to the press at the Cultural Affairs Agency's local repairing facility on Jan. 16, 2015, on the eve of public display.

E

Ruins of ancient tile kiln found in western Japan

KASHIHARA, Japan - A man holds a round tile of the same design as the one used for the main palace of the imperial capital Fujiwara-kyo (694-710) in Takatori, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2014. The kiln in the back is believed to have been used for making tiles for the palace.

E

Ruins of ancient tile kiln found in western Japan

KASHIHARA, Japan - The remains of a tile kiln dating back to an era when Fujiwaka-kyo was the imperial capital (694-710) are shown to the press in Takatori, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2014. The kiln is believed to have been used for making tiles for the capital's main palace.

E

3D image of fox projected over tumulus in western Japan

KASHIHARA, Japan - A three-dimensional image of a fox is projected over the Ishibutai tumulus made of large rocks in Asuka, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 13, 2014, for the test illumination of "projection mapping."

E

3D image of planet projected on tumulus in west Japan

KASHIHARA, Japan - A three-dimensional image of a planet is projected over the Ishibutai tumulus made of large rocks in Asuka, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 13, 2014, for the test illumination of "projection mapping."

E

Century-old wooden train carriage exhibited in Nara

KASHIHARA, Japan - A "Debo 1 type" wooden train carriage manufactured in 1913 and used on the Kintetsu Nara line is exhibited in Kashiba, Nara Prefecture in western Japan, on Nov. 1, 2014. Its interior, usually kept out of bounds for preservation purposes, was open to a limited number of visitors as part of the line's 100th anniversary commemoration events.

E

Interior of century-old wooden train carriage exhibited in Nara

KASHIHARA, Japan - Visitors view the interior of a "Debo 1 type" wooden train carriage, manufactured in 1913 and used on the Kintetsu Nara line, exhibited in Kashiba, Nara Prefecture in western Japan, on Nov. 1, 2014. The interior, usually kept out of bounds for preservation purposes, was open to a limited number of visitors as part of the line's 100th anniversary commemorative events.

E

Outdoor concert of classic instruments held at historic site

KASHIHARA, Japan - A dancer and musicians perform during an outdoor concert featuring classical music instruments held at the historic site of Tsuchibutai (earthen stage) in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 19, 2014.

E

Ancient clayware has threatening words engraved

NARA, Japan - An ancient clay plate with letters "If you steal this, it will bring you harm" engraved is shown on Oct. 10, 2014, at a museum of the Archaeological Institute of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, western Japan. It has been unearthed from the remains of a garden in the latter half of the seventh century in the prefecture.

E

Cotton planting restored in western Japan

KASHIHARA, Japan - Miho Morita (R), a section chief of the Yamatotakada Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Yoshihiro Yoshioka, a local researcher of spinning industry history, hold baby wear made of locally grown cotton in Yamatotakada, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 20, 2014. The chamber and local companies collaboratively grow organic cotton to bring back cotton plantation which used to be the biggest business in the region in the Edo era (1603-1867).

E

Cotton planting restored in western Japan

KASHIHARA, Japan - A seamstress makes a baby outfit made of locally produced cotton at a factory in Yamatotakada, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 28, 2014. The Yamatotakada Chamber of Commerce and Industry and local companies jointly grow organic cotton to bring back cotton plantation which used to be the biggest business in the region in the Edo era (1603-1867).

E

Cotton planting restored in western Japan

KASHIHARA, Japan - Retired businessmen pick organic cotton flowers for Sakura Cotton Co. in Katsuragi, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 28, 2014. The Yamatotakada Chamber of Commerce and Industry and other parties in the neighboring city of Yamatotakada has restored cotton plantation which used to be the biggest business in the region in the Edo era (1603-1867).

E

Japanese giant salamander threatened by crossbreeding

KASHIHARA, Japan - A Japanese giant salamander is captured during a field study on June 27, 2014, in Uda, Nara Prefecture, western Japan. Experts warn that increasing crossbreeding with Chinese giant salamanders, an alien species, is threatening to wipe out the native species, designated as a special "natural monument" in Japan.

E

Giant salamander spotted in western Japan river

KASHIHARA, Japan - A Japanese giant salamander is spotted in a river in Uda, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, as seen in this file photo taken on June 27, 2014. The species is designated as a "special national treasure."

E

Japanese giant salamander threatened by crossbreeding

KASHIHARA, Japan - Researchers examine a Japanese giant salamander captured during a field trip on June 27, 2014, at a river in Uda, Nara Prefecture, western Japan. Experts warn that increasing crossbreeding with Chinese giant salamanders, an alien species, is threatening to wipe out the native species, designated as a special "natural monument" in Japan.

E

Murals of Takamatsuzuka tomb displayed at repair facility

KASHIHARA, Japan - Murals in the Takamatsuzuka tomb are shown to the press at a repair facility in the village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 22, 2014.

E

HD images of murals in Takamatsuzuka, Kitora tombs

KASHIHARA, Japan - High-definition images of murals in the Takamatsuzuka and Kitora tombs are shown on a screen installed at the Asuka Historical Museum of Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties in the village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 22, 2014. The system is called "Mural Navigation."

E

Citizens gather at Miyakozuka Tomb

KASHIHARA, Japan - A large number of citizens gather at the village of Asuka in the western Japanese prefecture of Nara on Aug. 16, 2014, to listen to explanations by experts. The Miyakozuka Tomb, built in the late sixth century, is believed to have been shaped like a pyramid.

E

Citizens view Miyakozuka Tomb in Nara Pref.

KASHIHARA, Japan - Citizens visit the Miyakozuka Tomb in the village of Asuka in the western Japan prefecture of Nara on Aug. 16, 2014. Built in the late sixth century, the tomb may have been shaped like a pyramid.

E

New remains of Japan's oldest garden found in Nara

KASHIHARA, Japan - A staffer of the Archaeological Institute of Kashihara points at the remains of a pebbled ditch in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on July 14, 2014, recently found at the site of Japan's oldest garden dating back to the Asuka era (592-710).