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Emperor, empress visit apple orchard in Aomori Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visit an apple orchard in the city of Kuroishi, Aomori Prefecture, on Sept. 25, 2014. The imperial couple are in the northern Japanese prefecture on a two-day private stay to inspect the reconstruction situation following the 2011 devastating quake and tsunami. (Pool photo by Mainichi Shimbun)

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Emperor, empress visit apple orchard in Aomori Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko pick an apple from a tree at an apple orchard in the city of Kuroishi, Aomori Prefecture, on Sept. 25, 2014. The imperial couple are in the northern Japanese prefecture on a two-day private stay to inspect the reconstruction situation following the 2011 devastating quake and tsunami. (Pool photo by Mainichi Shimbun)

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Large 'kokeshi' doll, lantern in Aomori Pref.

AOMORI, Japan - A ''kokeshi'' traditional Japanese wooden doll standing about four meters in height (L) and a lantern resembling one, about 7.6 meters tall, are unveiled at a promotional event in Kuroishi, Aomori Prefecture on Oct. 22, 2010, for the extension of Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train services to the city of Aomori from Tokyo in December.

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Annual Japan-S. Korea festival held in Seoul

Performers from Kuroishi, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, entertain the crowd with the Tsugaru hand dance in Seoul on Sept. 19, 2015, as part of a two-day annual festival aimed at promoting cultural exchanges between Japan and South Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor, empress visit apple orchard in Aomori Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko pick an apple from a tree at an apple orchard in the city of Kuroishi, Aomori Prefecture, on Sept. 25, 2014. The imperial couple are in the northern Japanese prefecture on a two-day private stay to inspect the reconstruction situation following the 2011 devastating quake and tsunami. (Pool photo by Mainichi Shimbun)(Kyodo)

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Large 'kokeshi' doll, lantern in Aomori Pref.

AOMORI, Japan - A ''kokeshi'' traditional Japanese wooden doll standing about four meters in height (L) and a lantern resembling one, about 7.6 meters tall, are unveiled at a promotional event in Kuroishi, Aomori Prefecture on Oct. 22, 2010, for the extension of Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train services to the city of Aomori from Tokyo in December. (Kyodo)

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"Kokeshi" Japanese wooden dolls

Undated file photo shows "kokeshi" Japanese dolls made by Kenzo Hasegawa and displayed at the Tsugaru Kokeshi Kan museum in Kuroishi, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Hasegawa is one of the most famous Tsugaru kokeshi craftsmen. Kokeshi, for which the Tsugaru region of Aomori Prefecture is famous, are simple wooden dolls with no arms or legs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kokeshi lanterns in Japan's Nuruyu Onsen hot spring resort

People look at a lantern in the shape of a "kokeshi" doll at a festival in the Nuruyu Onsen district of Kuroishi, Aomori Prefecture. Kokeshi are simple wooden dolls with no arms or legs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kokeshi lanterns in Japan's Nuruyu Onsen hot spring resort

Photo taken on Dec. 3, 2010 shows a lantern in the shape of "kokeshi" doll that is said to be the biggest such lantern in Japan lit at a festival in the Nuruyu Onsen district of Kuroishi, Aomori Prefecture. Kokeshi are simple wooden dolls with no arms or legs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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City reinstates award withdrawn due to bullied girl's suicide

Kuroishi Mayor Ken Takahi (C) and other officials of the northeastern Japan city apologize in a press conference in Kuroishi on Oct. 19, 2016, after the city buckled under public criticism and decided to hand back a cancelled photography award despite the subject of the winner's artwork being a girl who was bullied into committing suicide. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo