Newly designed Shimomachi Bobsleigh

Newly designed Shimomachi Bobsleigh

Expressing a sense of speed with a design of dancing cherry blossoms. The Shimomachi Bobsleigh Network Project (PJ), which produces bobsleigh sleds mainly at factories in Ota Ward, Tokyo, has teamed up with students of Nihon Kogakuin College in the ward to unveil a new sled design. Mr. Kotaro Kurosaka, chairman of the PJ Promotion Committee, explained why the design was chosen, saying, "We focused on the fact that it has a Japanese flavor and looks good when running on ice. The new design will be used for the new No. 11 sled and the rest of the sleds in the future. The PJ is working on improving the sleds with the aim of adopting them at the Beijing Olympics in 2022. Photo taken on November 3, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Solar cars begin 3,000-km journey through Australia

Solar cars begin 3,000-km journey through Australia

Team members from Kogakuin University perform final checks on its solar car named "Wing" in Darwin on Oct. 8, 2017, before starting a 3,000-kilometer endurance race through Australia in the World Solar Challenge. The Tokyo-based team and three other Japanese teams are among 38 solar car developers that have entered the race to Adelaide. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tokyo snapshot: Pond in Karasuyama "temple town"

Tokyo snapshot: Pond in Karasuyama "temple town"

Photo taken on Oct. 8, 2015, shows a groundwater-filled pond, a winter home for Siberian wild ducks, nestled quietly in part of a "temple town" in the Kitakarasuyama area of Tokyo's Karasuyama district. The pond is situated in the compounds of Kogakuin, one of 26 Buddhist temples dotting the area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Maori haka dance

Maori haka dance

Members of the rugby club of Kyoto Kogakuin high school perform the haka, a Maori ceremonial dance, at the school's field in Kyoto, western Japan, on May 18, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Solar-powered cars begin 3,000-km race through Australia

Solar-powered cars begin 3,000-km race through Australia

A solar-powered car developed by Kogakuin University in Tokyo stands at the start in Darwin on Oct. 8, 2017 of the World Solar Challenge, a 3,000-kilometer endurance race through Australia. Kogakuin and three other Japanese teams were among 38 solar car developers that entered the race to Adelaide. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo