Little girl spits grape at contest in central Japan

Little girl spits grape at contest in central Japan

KOFU, Japan - A little girl spits a grape at a contest held by the Koshu City Junior Chamber of Commerce in Koshu, central Japan, on Oct. 4, 2014. The chamber won a Guinness World Records certificate for organizing the largest number of participants for an event of its kind.

Guinness record set for biggest grape-spitting contest

Guinness record set for biggest grape-spitting contest

KOFU, Japan - A Guinness World Records official (L) gives a representative of the Koshu City Junior Chamber of Commerce in Koshu, central Japan, a certificate for the largest number of participants in a grape-spitting contest, organized by the chamber, on Oct. 4, 2014.

Express tunnel collapse

Express tunnel collapse

KOSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 3, 2012, shows a truck being moved out of Sasago Tunnel in Koshu, Yamanashi Prefecture, after being trapped when the tunnel's concrete ceiling collapsed the previous day. The police confirmed nine bodies in three vehicles including the truck trapped inside the 4.7-kilometer tunnel on the Chuo Expressway.

Express tunnel collapse

Express tunnel collapse

KOSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 3, 2012, shows a truck being towed away from Sasago Tunnel in Koshu, Yamanashi Prefecture, after being trapped when the tunnel's concrete ceiling collapsed the previous day. The police confirmed nine bodies in three vehicles including the truck trapped inside the 4.7-kilometer tunnel on the Chuo Expressway.

Express tunnel collapse

Express tunnel collapse

KOSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 3, 2012, shows a vehicle outside Sasago Tunnel in Koshu, Yamanashi Prefecture, after being trapped when the tunnel's concrete ceiling collapsed the previous day. The police confirmed nine bodies in three vehicles including this one trapped inside the 4.7-kilometer tunnel on the Chuo Expressway.

Buddhist monk with jizo deity statue

Buddhist monk with jizo deity statue

SENDAI, Japan - Toshiaki Uda, the head priest of Buddhist temple Seiunji in Koshu, Yamanashi Prefecture, shows a palm-sized wooden jizo deity in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Jan. 12, 2012. Monks and a Buddhist icon craftsman have launched a project to deliver 1,000 compact jizo deity statues to areas affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.