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[Breaking News]Traditional boat race

SHINGU, Japan, Oct. 16 Kyodo - Wooden "speedboats" rowed by shirtless men compete in a traditional boating race as part of the Mifune festival on the Kumano River running near World Heritage-listed Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Oct. 16, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Traditional boat race

Wooden "speedboats" rowed by shirtless men compete in a traditional boating race as part of the Mifune festival on the Kumano River running near World Heritage-listed Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Oct. 16, 2025.

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[Breaking News]Traditional boat race

SHINGU, Japan, Oct. 16 Kyodo - Wooden "speedboats" rowed by shirtless men compete in a traditional boating race as part of the Mifune festival on the Kumano River running near World Heritage-listed Kumano Hayatama Taisha Grand Shrine in Shingu in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Oct. 16, 2024. (Kyodo)

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Traditional boat race

Wooden "speedboats" rowed by shirtless men compete in a traditional boating race as part of the Mifune festival on the Kumano River running near World Heritage-listed Kumano Hayatama Taisha Grand Shrine in Shingu in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Oct. 16, 2024.

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Traditional boat race near western Japan shrine

Wooden "speedboats" rowed by shirtless men compete in a traditional boating race as part of the Mifune festival on the Kumano River running near World Heritage-listed Kumano Hayatama Taisha Grand Shrine in Shingu in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Oct. 16, 2023.

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Traditional boat race near western Japan shrine

Wooden "speedboats" rowed by shirtless men compete in a traditional boating race as part of the Mifune festival on the Kumano River running near World Heritage-listed Kumano Hayatama Taisha Grand Shrine in Shingu in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Oct. 16, 2023.

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Traditional boat race near western Japan shrine

Wooden "speedboats" rowed by shirtless men compete in a traditional boating race as part of the Mifune festival on the Kumano River running near World Heritage-listed Kumano Hayatama Taisha Grand Shrine in Shingu in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Oct. 16, 2023.

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Typhoon causes havoc in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 5, 2011, shows a bridge over the Kumano River in Totsukawa, Nara Prefecture, after it was severed in flooding caused by Typhoon Talas.

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Boating Festival at Kumano Hayatama Grand Shrine in Wakayama

SHINGU, Japan - Nine ''speedboats'' rowed by half-naked men perform a traditional boating race as part of the Boating Festival held Oct. 16 by the Kumano Hayatama Grand Shrine, one of the three Kumano grand shrines on the estuary of Kumano River, Wakayama Prefecture.

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Boat race held on Kumano River

SHINGU, Japan - A boat race was held on Kumano River in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, on Oct. 16., highlighting the Kumano-Hayatama Shrine's shipping festival.

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Tourists enjoy rafting on river

KITAYAMA, Japan - Tourists experience rafting down the Kitayama River in Oku-Kumano, Wakayama Prefecture, on May 3 as the rafting season opened the same day. The event is open to the public until the end of September.

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Boat race held on Kumano River

SHINGU, Japan - A boat race was held on Kumano River in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, on Oct. 16., highlighting the Kumano-Hayatama Shrine's shipping festival. (Kyodo)

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Lone maker of boats unique to Kumano River in Japan

Yoshikazu Tanigami, lone builder of boats uniquely designed for smooth sailing on the Kumano River, poses in Kiho Town, Mie Prefecture, Japan, on April 21, 2015. Part of the river basin has been included in the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range, a UNESCO World Heritage site. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boating Festival at Kumano Hayatama Grand Shrine in Wakayama

SHINGU, Japan - Nine ''speedboats'' rowed by half-naked men perform a traditional boating race as part of the Boating Festival held Oct. 16 by the Kumano Hayatama Grand Shrine, one of the three Kumano grand shrines on the estuary of Kumano River, Wakayama Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Autumn tints of Takinogawa, Oji

Oji Station is built over Shakujii River. In this area the river is called Otonashi River. The reason for this name is as follows. Toyoshima Gonnokami Kiyomitsu, a medieval feudal lord, hailed from Kishu (present-day Wakayama Prefecture) and thus established a shrine to Jakuichi Ouji Gongen (Kumano Gongen) that later became Oji Gongen. Consequently, this area was called Oji, and the river was named after the Otonashi River of Kishu. Upstream on the Otonashi River, Takinogawa Village gained fame for its autumn colours. Taken in the mid-Meiji Period.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number48‐59‐0]

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Typhoon causes havoc in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 5, 2011, shows a bridge over the Kumano River in Totsukawa, Nara Prefecture, after it was severed in flooding caused by Typhoon Talas. (Kyodo)

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Tourists enjoy rafting on river

KITAYAMA, Japan - Tourists experience rafting down the Kitayama River in Oku-Kumano, Wakayama Prefecture, on May 3 as the rafting season opened the same day. The event is open to the public until the end of September.