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Japan: Autumn Colors Reach Their Peak Across Kyoto, Attracting Visitors 4

Kyoto and neighbouring areas witnessed the peak autumn foliage across various locations, attracting large numbers of both domestic and international tourists.

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Lotus flowers at western Japan temple

Lotus flowers are in full bloom at Seisho-ji temple in Kawachinagano in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on July 5, 2023.

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Lotus flower at western Japan temple

A lotus flower blooms at Seisho-ji temple in Kawachinagano in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on July 5, 2023.

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Unique postcards to PR western Japan city

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - Postcards designed like "Iroha Karuta" Japanese card matching game to promote Osaka Prefecture's Kawachinagano by introducing popular spots are shown in this photo. The postcards are on sale to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Kawachinagano's city status marked in 2014.

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Unique postcards to PR western Japan city

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - A postcard designed like "Iroha Karuta" Japanese card matching game to promote Osaka Prefecture's Kawachinagano by introducing popular spots is shown in this photo. The postcards are on sale to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Kawachinagano's city status marked in 2014.

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Feudal-era wooden tablet depicts rare sumo technique

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - A wooden votive "ema" tablet from the Edo period (1603-1867) kept at a shrine in Kawachinagano, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, is seen in the western Japanese city on Oct. 16, 2014. The tablet depicts a sumo technique known as "kawazu-gake," or a leg-entangled throw.

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Japanese to conduct all Beethoven symphonies for charity

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - Opera/musical conductor Masaki Imura poses in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 27, 2014, ahead of the planned performance of all of Beethoven's nine symphonies in Kawachinagano, another Osaka city, on Aug. 31. All the income from the performances will be donated to help victims of the 2011 earthquake.

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Osaka flower garden starts lotus blossom event

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - The Osaka Prefectural Flower Garden in Kawachinagano, western Japan, begins an early-morning lotus blossom-viewing event on July 19, 2014.

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Mascot characters gather from various localities

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - Mascot characters representing various localities gather for an event in Kawachinagano, Osaka Prefecture, on July 6, 2014.

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'Tower of jewels' attracts people at Osaka flower garden

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - Visitors to the Osaka Prefectural Flower Garden look at an Echium Wildpretii, a species of flowering plant commonly called the "Tower of Jewels," in Kawachinagano, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on May 23, 2014.

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Kawachinagano marks 60th anniversary of city status

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - "Danjiri" floats gather before the city hall of Kawachinagano in Osaka Prefecture during an event to celebrate the 60th anniversary of municipalization on May 18, 2014.

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Osaka temple lit up

OSAKA, Japan - The Kondo (Golden Hall) of Kanshinji temple in Kawachinagano, Osaka Prefecture, is lit up on Nov. 30, 2012.

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Cedar tree decorations mark year's new sake brewing

OSAKA, Japan - Balls made from cedar trees hanging under the eaves of distillers and houses mark the brewing of this year's new sake in Kawachinagano, Osaka Prefecture, after a ceremony to celebrate the first squeezing of sake from brewed rice this season on Nov. 25, 2010.

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Congolese musical group begins performance tour of Japan

MITO, Japan - The Congolese musical group, KONONO No. 1, begins a performance tour of Japan on Aug. 25 in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo. The group will also visit Tokyo, Nagoya, Hiroshima and Kawachinagano in Osaka Prefecture.

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Teen arrested over death of mother

OSAKA, Japan - Policemen cordon off a house in Kawachinagano, Osaka Prefecture, where an 18-year-old university student was arrested Nov. 1 on suspicion of killing his mother and seriously injuring his father and brother in an alleged attempt to kill them because he did not want to commit suicide alone. ''I was afraid to die alone and wanted my family as companions to go with me,'' the teen, who cannot be identified as he is a minor, was quoted by the police as saying.

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N-waste incinerator pipe ruptures, woman exposed to soot

OSAKA, Japan - An exhaust pipe attached to an incinerator for nuclear waste at Nihon Nohyaku Co.'s facility in Kawachinagano in Osaka Prefecture ruptured April 4. A female worker was exposed to a small amount of soot, police said.

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N-waste incinerator pipe ruptures, woman exposed to soot

OSAKA, Japan - An exhaust pipe attached to an incinerator for nuclear waste at Nihon Nohyaku Co.'s facility in Kawachinagano in Osaka Prefecture ruptured April 4. A female worker was exposed to a small amount of soot, police said.

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Tower-like plants in bloom

Tiny pink or burgundy flowers are in bloom on tower-like plants called Echium wildpretii in a flower park in Kawachinagano, western Japan on May 15, 2015. The plants, also known as Tower of Jewels, grow naturally on the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Congolese musical group begins performance tour of Japan

MITO, Japan - The Congolese musical group, KONONO No. 1, begins a performance tour of Japan on Aug. 25 in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo. The group will also visit Tokyo, Nagoya, Hiroshima and Kawachinagano in Osaka Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Unique postcards to PR western Japan city

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - A postcard designed like "Iroha Karuta" Japanese card matching game to promote Osaka Prefecture's Kawachinagano by introducing popular spots is shown in this photo. The postcards are on sale to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Kawachinagano's city status marked in 2014. (Kyodo)

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Feudal-era wooden tablet depicts rare sumo technique

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - A wooden votive "ema" tablet from the Edo period (1603-1867) kept at a shrine in Kawachinagano, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, is seen in the western Japanese city on Oct. 16, 2014. The tablet depicts a sumo technique known as "kawazu-gake," or a leg-entangled throw. (Kyodo)

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Japanese to conduct all Beethoven symphonies for charity

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - Opera/musical conductor Masaki Imura poses in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 27, 2014, ahead of the planned performance of all of Beethoven's nine symphonies in Kawachinagano, another Osaka city, on Aug. 31. All the income from the performances will be donated to help victims of the 2011 earthquake. (Kyodo)

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Osaka flower garden starts lotus blossom event

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - The Osaka Prefectural Flower Garden in Kawachinagano, western Japan, begins an early-morning lotus blossom-viewing event on July 19, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Cedar tree decorations mark year's new sake brewing

OSAKA, Japan - Balls made from cedar trees hanging under the eaves of distillers and houses mark the brewing of this year's new sake in Kawachinagano, Osaka Prefecture, after a ceremony to celebrate the first squeezing of sake from brewed rice this season on Nov. 25, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Rice cake throwing event in western Japan

A rice cake throwing event is held at the Kotaki temple in Kawachinagano, Osaka Prefecture, on Jan. 26, 2020, to wish for people's health, safety and welfare. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rice cake throwing event in western Japan

A rice cake throwing event is held at the Kotaki temple in Kawachinagano, Osaka Prefecture, on Jan. 28, 2018, to wish for people's health, safety and welfare. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Teen arrested over death of mother

OSAKA, Japan - Policemen cordon off a house in Kawachinagano, Osaka Prefecture, where an 18-year-old university student was arrested Nov. 1 on suspicion of killing his mother and seriously injuring his father and brother in an alleged attempt to kill them because he did not want to commit suicide alone. ''I was afraid to die alone and wanted my family as companions to go with me,'' the teen, who cannot be identified as he is a minor, was quoted by the police as saying. (Kyodo)