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Cycling: Tour de Kumano

Wakayama, Japan, May 10 Kyodo -Cyclists compete during stage 1 of the Tour de Kumano three-day race on May 10, 2024, in Kozagawa in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama.

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Cycling: Tour de Kumano

Cycling: Tour de Kumano

Cyclists compete during stage 1 of the Tour de Kumano three-day race on May 10, 2024, in Kozagawa in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama.

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Decorated boat in western Japan festival

Decorated boat in western Japan festival

A decorated boat sails along the Koza River running through the towns of Kushimoto and Kozagawa in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, during the Kochi festival on July 23, 2023, to wish for a bumper crop and a bountiful seafood catch.

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Decorated boat in western Japan festival

Decorated boat in western Japan festival

A decorated boat sails along the Koza River running through the towns of Kushimoto and Kozagawa in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, during the Kochi festival on July 23, 2023, to wish for a bumper crop and a bountiful seafood catch.

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Traditional sweetfish fishing in Japan

Traditional sweetfish fishing in Japan

A fisherman drops a line from a rocky cliff into an 8-meter-high waterfall in Kozagawa in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on June 16, 2022, to catch ayu sweetfish swimming up the Kogawa River with a traditional fishing technique that uses only hooks and sinkers without bait.

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Traditional sweetfish fishing in Japan

Traditional sweetfish fishing in Japan

Fishermen drop lines from a rocky cliff into an 8-meter-high waterfall in Kozagawa in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on June 16, 2022, to catch ayu sweetfish swimming up the Kogawa River with a traditional fishing technique that uses only hooks and sinkers without bait.

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Smallest dragonfly in Japan

Smallest dragonfly in Japan

Photo taken May 16, 2021, shows Nannophya pygmaea, the smallest dragonfly in Japan at about 2 centimeters in length, in the Wakayama Prefecture town of Kozagawa.

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Women extract essential oil from tree branches using steam

Women extract essential oil from tree branches using steam

Manami Takehara (L) and other women extract essential oil from cedar and other tree branches by means of steam as seen in this photo taken in Kozagawa, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 19, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Smallest dragonfly in Japan

Smallest dragonfly in Japan

Photo taken May 16, 2021, shows Nannophya pygmaea, the smallest dragonfly in Japan at about 2 centimeters in length, in the Wakayama Prefecture town of Kozagawa.

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Monk goby

Monk goby

Monk goby suck on a rock to climb up a waterfall in Kozagawa in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 14, 2020.

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Monk goby

Monk goby

Monk goby suck on a rock to climb up a waterfall in Kozagawa in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 14, 2020.

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Monk goby

Monk goby

Monk goby suck on a rock to climb up a waterfall in Kozagawa in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 14, 2020.

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Smallest dragonfly in Japan

Smallest dragonfly in Japan

Photo taken May 17, 2020, shows Nannophya pygmaea, the smallest dragonfly in Japan at about 2 centimeters in length, in Kozagawa, Wakayama Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Smallest dragonfly in Japan

Smallest dragonfly in Japan

Photo taken May 17, 2020, shows Nannophya pygmaea, the smallest dragonfly in Japan at about 2 centimeters in length, in Kozagawa, Wakayama Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cherry blossoms in western Japan

Cherry blossoms in western Japan

Cherry blossoms come into bloom in Kozagawa, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 14, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cherry blossoms in western Japan

Cherry blossoms in western Japan

Cherry blossoms come into bloom in Kozagawa, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 14, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fishing at popular waterfall in Japan

Fishing at popular waterfall in Japan

Fishing season for "ayu" sweetfish begins at a waterfall popular with tourists in Kozagawa, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on June 16, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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