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Production of skewered persimmons in western Japan

Skewered persimmons are hung for drying in Katsuragi in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 5, 2024, as production of the seasonal specialty, a four-century-old tradition, hits its peak.

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Production of skewered persimmons in western Japan

Skewered persimmons are hung for drying in Katsuragi in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 5, 2024, as production of the seasonal specialty, a four-century-old tradition, hits its peak.

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Golf: Yamaha Ladies Open Katsuragi

Sakura Koiwai holds the victor's trophy after winning the Yamaha Ladies Open Katsuragi golf tournament at Katsuragi Golf Club in Fukuroi, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on March 31, 2024.

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Golf: Yamaha Ladies Open Katsuragi

Sakura Koiwai makes a birdie putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the Yamaha Ladies Open Katsuragi golf tournament at Katsuragi Golf Club in Fukuroi, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on March 31, 2024.

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Golf: Yamaha Ladies Open Katsuragi

Sakura Koiwai poses with the victor's trophy after winning the Yamaha Ladies Open Katsuragi golf tournament at Katsuragi Golf Club in Fukuroi, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on March 31, 2024.

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Golf: Yamaha Ladies Open Katsuragi

Sakura Koiwai hits an approach shot on the 18th hole during the final round of the Yamaha Ladies Open Katsuragi golf tournament at Katsuragi Golf Club in Fukuroi, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on March 31, 2024.

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Azalea flowers in full bloom on Mt. Katsuragi in western Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 9, 2023, shows azalea flowers painting Mt. Katsuragi in western Japan red. The 959-meter-high mountain straddles the border between Osaka and Nara prefectures.

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Azalea flowers in full bloom on Mt. Katsuragi in western Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 9, 2023, shows azalea flowers painting Mt. Katsuragi in western Japan red. The 959-meter-high mountain straddles the border between Osaka and Nara prefectures.

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Production of skewered persimmons in western Japan

Skewered persimmons are hung for drying in Katsuragi in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 7, 2023, as production of the seasonal specialty, a four-century-old tradition, hits its peak.

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Production of skewered persimmons in western Japan

Skewered persimmons are hung for drying in Katsuragi in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 7, 2023, as production of the seasonal specialty, a four-century-old tradition, hits its peak.

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Azalea flowers in full bloom on Mt. Katsuragi in western Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 9, 2023, shows azalea flowers painting Mt. Katsuragi in western Japan red. The 959-meter-high mountain straddles the border between Osaka and Nara prefectures.

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Azalea flowers in full bloom on Mt. Katsuragi in western Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 9, 2023, shows azalea flowers painting Mt. Katsuragi in western Japan red. The 959-meter-high mountain straddles the border between Osaka and Nara prefectures.

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Onda Festival in western Japan

HASHIMOTO, Japan, Jan. 29 Kyodo - A performer dressed as a Tazume comic female character entertains spectators during the Onda Festival at Niutsuhime Shrine, a World Heritage site in Katsuragi, western Japan, on Jan. 21, 2018. Agricultural actions are performed at the festival to pray for a good harvest.

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Repaired hall of Shinto shrine shown to press

HASHIMOTO, Japan - The repaired main hall of the Niutsuhime Shinto shrine in Katsuragi, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, at the foot of Mt. Koya, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is shown to the press on Oct. 27, 2014, ahead of the transfer of its enshrined deity to the refurbished shrine in November, the first such ritual in 37 years.

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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).

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Persimmons for presentation to imperial couple

HASHIMOTO, Japan - Members of JA Kihoku Kawakami, a chapter in Wakayama Prefecture, of the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations, pack persimmons for presentation to Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko and the family of Prince Akishino at its office in the southwestern Japanese prefectural town of Katsuragi on Aug. 4, 2014.

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Ritual parade at Nara temple reproduces legend

NARA, Japan - Buddhist "saints" wearing gold-colored masks march on a wooden bridge at an annual "Nerikuyo" parade at Taima-dera temple in Katsuragi, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on May 14, 2014. The event is designed to reproduce a legend of "Chujyohime" princess, who is said to have turned into a Buddha while she was still alive.

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Rite to pray for harvest at Wakayama shrine

HASHIMOTO, Japan - A traditional rite called "Ondasai" to pray for a good harvest is held at Niutsuhime shrine in the town of Katsuragi, Wakayama Prefecture, on Jan. 19, 2014.

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Dried persimmons

HASHIMOTO, Japan - A woman makes dried persimmons in the town of Katsuragi, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 18, 2013.

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"Renka-chan" mascot completes blog travel

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - "Renka-chan" (center right), the mascot of Katsuragi, Nara Prefecture, is greeted by fellow mascots at Asukadera, a temple in the western Japan prefecture, on Nov. 6, 2013, as she completes her trek of what is believed to be the oldest state-funded road. Renka-chan posted blog reports of her travel on the 1,400-year-old road that connects Nara with Osaka.

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Buddhist temples joining matchmaking boom

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Shunko Yoshino (R), chief priest of Anrakuji, a Buddhist temple of the Nichiren sect in the city of Wakayama, and Ryushin Yasutake (C), chief priest of Dorakuji, a Buddhist temple of the Kuze Kannon sect in the town of Katsuragi, Wakayama Prefecture, accept participants in a spouse-finding hunting event in front of an altar in the main hall of Anrakuji on Feb. 11, 2013.

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Strings of dried persimmons hung under eaves

KATSURAGI, Japan - Strings of dried persimmons are hung under the eaves of a farmhouse in Katsuragi, Wakayama Prefecture, on Nov. 9, 2009. The dried fruit is used to decorate special ''kagami-mochi'' New Year rice cakes. Kagami-mochi consist of two round, flat rice cakes -- a smaller one on top of a larger one -- and are used as offerings to the god of New Year.

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Hwang romps to 1st title in Japan at Yamaha Ladies Open

FUKUROI, Japan - Hwang Ah Reum of South Korea (L) and Erina Hara hug each other after Hwang won the Yamaha Ladies Open golf tournament at Katsuragi Golf Club in Shizuoka Prefecture on April 5, followed by Hara.

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Hwang romps to 1st title in Japan at Yamaha Ladies Open

FUKUROI, Japan - Hwang Ah Reum of South Korea poses with the winner's trophy after capturing her first title on the Japanese LPGA tour with a victory at the Yamaha Ladies Open golf tournament at Katsuragi Golf Club in Shizuoka Prefecture on April 5.

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Jumbo pumpkin competition

HASHIMOTO, Japan - An examiner measures the size of a giant pumpkin at a competition in the town of Katsuragi, Wakayama Prefecture, on Sept. 2. The pumpkin, which is 0.6 meter in height and 69 kilograms in weight, came in first among 70 giant pumpkins.

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Drying persimmons in peak season

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Two farmers in Katsuragi, Wakayama Prefecture, hung strings of pealed persimmons Nov. 10 to make ''hoshigaki'' (dried persimmons), which will in great demand on the New Year's Day.

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Production of skewered persimmons in western Japan

Photo taken Nov. 5, 2022, shows skewered persimmons dried in Katsuragi in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan. The seasonal specialty, a four-century-old tradition, will be shipped mainly to western Japan areas as New Year decorations.

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Production of skewered persimmons in western Japan

Photo taken Nov. 5, 2022, shows skewered persimmons dried in Katsuragi in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan. The seasonal specialty, a four-century-old tradition, will be shipped mainly to western Japan areas as New Year decorations.

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Azalea flowers on western Japan mountain

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 10, 2022, shows azalea flowers painting Mt. Katsuragi in western Japan red. The 959-meter-high mountain straddles the border between Osaka and Nara prefectures.

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Azalea flowers on western Japan mountain

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 10, 2022, shows azalea flowers painting Mt. Katsuragi in western Japan red. The 959-meter-high mountain straddles the border between Osaka and Nara prefectures.

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Azalea flowers on western Japan mountain

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 10, 2022, shows azalea flowers painting Mt. Katsuragi in western Japan red. The 959-meter-high mountain straddles the border between Osaka and Nara prefectures.

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Production of skewered persimmons in western Japan

Photo taken Nov. 3, 2021, shows skewered persimmons dried in Katsuragi in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan. The seasonal specialty, a 400-year tradition, will be shipped mainly to western Japan areas as New Year decorations.

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Production of skewered persimmons in western Japan

Photo taken Nov. 3, 2021, shows skewered persimmons dried in Katsuragi in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan. The seasonal specialty, a 400-year tradition, will be shipped mainly to western Japan areas as New Year decorations.

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Hwang romps to 1st title in Japan at Yamaha Ladies Open

FUKUROI, Japan - Hwang Ah Reum of South Korea poses with the winner's trophy after capturing her first title on the Japanese LPGA tour with a victory at the Yamaha Ladies Open golf tournament at Katsuragi Golf Club in Shizuoka Prefecture on April 5. (Kyodo)

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Hwang romps to 1st title in Japan at Yamaha Ladies Open

FUKUROI, Japan - Hwang Ah Reum of South Korea (L) and Erina Hara hug each other after Hwang won the Yamaha Ladies Open golf tournament at Katsuragi Golf Club in Shizuoka Prefecture on April 5, followed by Hara. (Kyodo)

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Arched bridge lit up

An arched bridge in the world heritage-listed Niutsuhime Shrine in the western Japan town of Katsuragi is lit up on a trial basis on April 4, 2016, ahead of Japan's Golden Week holidays from late April to early May. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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South Korea's Lee Ji Hee wins Yamaha Ladies golf tournament

South Korea's Lee Ji Hee poses with the winner's trophy after her victory in the Yamaha Ladies Open golf tournament at Katsuragi Golf Club in Fukuroi, Shizuoka Prefecture, on April 3, 2016. Lee finished at 9-under 279. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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South Korea's Lee Ji Hee wins Yamaha Ladies golf tournament

South Korea's Lee Ji Hee celebrates after a birdie putt on the 18th hole during the final day of the Yamaha Ladies Open golf tournament at Katsuragi Golf Club in Fukuroi, Shizuoka Prefecture, on April 3, 2016. Lee finished at 9-under 279. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Production of persimmons-on-a-stick at peak

Photo taken Nov. 11, 2015, shows persimmons-on-a-stick dried in the sun in the western Japan town of Katsuragi. The seasonal specialty with a 400-year tradition will be shipped mainly to western Japan areas for the New Year holidays. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Production of persimmons-on-a-stick at peak

Photo taken Nov. 11, 2015, shows persimmons-on-a-stick dried in the sun in the western Japan town of Katsuragi. The seasonal specialty with a 400-year tradition will be shipped mainly to western Japan areas for the New Year holidays. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parade on Japan's oldest 'Takenouchi-kaido' public route

People in ancient costume walk along the "Takenouchi-kaido," the oldest national highway (public route) in Japan, during a 1.5-kilometer parade through the town of Taishi, Osaka Prefecture, on Oct. 17, 2015. The road, which connects Sakai city in the prefecture and Katsuragi city in Nara Prefecture, was constructed during the Asuka period (538 to 710). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Annual festival held at World Heritage site in Wakayama, western Japan

People in traditional costumes parade during an annual festival on April 19, 2015, at the Niutsuhime shrine, a World Heritage site in Katsuragi, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, at the foot of Mt. Koya, the headquarters of the Koyasan Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Watanabe wins Yamaha Ladies Open golf tournament

Japan's Ayaka Watanabe celebrates after sinking a birdie putt on the 18th hole for a 5-under 67 to win the Yamaha Ladies Open golf tournament at Katsuragi Golf Club in Fukuroi, Shizuoka Prefecture, on April 5, 2015. Watanabe, who had a four-round total of a 7-under 281, bagged her second LPGA title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Watanabe wins Yamaha Ladies Open golf tournament

Japan's Ayaka Watanabe poses with the trophy after winning the Yamaha Ladies Open golf tournament at Katsuragi Golf Club in Fukuroi, Shizuoka Prefecture, on April 5, 2015. Watanabe won the tournament with a 7-under 281. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Neighbor arrested over fatal stabbing of boy

Photo taken Feb. 7, 2015, in the western Japan town of Katsuragi shows Oshu Nakamura, who was arrested on suspicion of fatally stabbing an 11-year-old boy in the nearby city of Kinokawa. He has denied the allegation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A roadside is jammed with people watching the Tokyo Olympic torch relay in Katsuragi in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on April 11, 2021, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A staff member stands on a roadside with a message plate urging spectators to wear face masks, maintain social distancing and refrain from shouting during the Tokyo Olympic torch relay in Katsuragi in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on April 11, 2021, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A roadside is jammed with people watching the Tokyo Olympic torch relay in Katsuragi in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on April 11, 2021, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Onda Festival in western Japan

A performer dressed as a Tazume comic female character entertains spectators during the Onda Festival at Niutsuhime Shrine, a World Heritage site in Katsuragi, western Japan, on Jan. 21, 2018. Agricultural actions are performed at the festival to pray for a good harvest. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Onda Festival in western Japan

A performer dressed as a Tazume comic female character entertains spectators during the Onda Festival at Niutsuhime Shrine, a World Heritage site in Katsuragi, western Japan, on Jan. 21, 2018. Agricultural actions are performed at the festival to pray for a good harvest. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo