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'Kitakanto' mascot characters win Japan dance contest

TOKYO, Japan - A team of four mascot characters from the northern Kanto region in eastern Japan -- (from L) Kapal from Saitama Prefecture, Gunma-chan of Gunma Prefecture, Hustle Komon of Ibaraki Prefecture and Fukkachan from Saitama Prefecture -- are seen on stage at the six-team Japanese mascot character dancing competition held on Aug. 9, 2014, in Tokyo. They won the contest.

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Restaurant in Mito serves 'Mito Komon' ramen

MITO, Japan - A restaurant in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, offers ramen noodles, shown in this undated photo, duplicating what Tokugawa Mitsukuni (1628-1700), a prominent Japanese feudal lord known as "Mito Komon," is believed to have eaten. The ramen is served with five spices.

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40-yr-old Japanese drama 'Mito Komon' to end

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actor Kotaro Satomi, playing the leading role of TV period drama series ''Mito Komon,'' looks pensive at a press conference in Tokyo Broadcasting System Television Inc. in Tokyo on July 15, 2011, held to announce the termination of the series in December 2011. The 40-plus-year-long drama won popularity with its moralistic story; the protagonist based on real character Tokugawa Mitsukuni punishes evildoers at the conclusion of each episode.

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Rock 'n' roll group keeps tradition alive at fest in Mito near Tokyo

A group of rock 'n' roll dancers from kids to adults performs during the Mito Komon festival -- named after the legendary 17th-century lord of the Mito domain -- in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Aug. 9, 2015. The region, swept by a nationwide rock 'n' roll boom in the 1980s, keeps the dance alive in many parts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Koishikawa Korakuen Garden

Koishikawa Korakuen Garden is a typical chisen-kaiyushiki garden with a large pond and rock landscape. The construction was started in 1629 by Tokugawa Yorifusa, the first lord of Mito Clan, and was completed by his successor, Tokugawa Mitsukuni (Mito Komon). The old tree on the left appears to have been planted when the garden was built.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number88‐30‐0]

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40-yr-old Japanese drama 'Mito Komon' to end

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actor Kotaro Satomi, playing the leading role of TV period drama series ''Mito Komon,'' looks pensive at a press conference in Tokyo Broadcasting System Television Inc. in Tokyo on July 15, 2011, held to announce the termination of the series in December 2011. The 40-plus-year-long drama won popularity with its moralistic story; the protagonist based on real character Tokugawa Mitsukuni punishes evildoers at the conclusion of each episode. (Kyodo)

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'Kitakanto' mascot characters win Japan dance contest

TOKYO, Japan - A team of four mascot characters from the northern Kanto region in eastern Japan -- (from L) Kapal from Saitama Prefecture, Gunma-chan of Gunma Prefecture, Hustle Komon of Ibaraki Prefecture and Fukkachan from Saitama Prefecture -- are seen on stage at the six-team Japanese mascot character dancing competition held on Aug. 9, 2014, in Tokyo. They won the contest. (Kyodo)

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Japan period drama 'Mito Komon'

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a scene shot in Kyoto Prefecture of Japanese period drama ''Mito Komon,'' which will terminate in December 2011 after running since 1969. (Kyodo)