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(SP)INDONESIA-BALI-AFC U17 WOMEN'S ASIAN CUP-SEMIFINAL-JPN VS KOR

(240516) -- BALI, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shinjo Miharu (1st L) of Japan celebrates scoring with teammates during the semifinal of AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup between Japan and South Korea in Bali, Indonesia, May 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)

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(SP)INDONESIA-BALI-AFC U17 WOMEN'S ASIAN CUP-SEMIFINAL-JPN VS KOR

(240516) -- BALI, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shinjo Miharu (1st R) of Japan shoots during the semifinal of AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup between Japan and South Korea in Bali, Indonesia, May 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)

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(SP)INDONESIA-BALI-AFC U17 WOMEN'S ASIAN CUP-SEMIFINAL-JPN VS KOR

(240516) -- BALI, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shinjo Miharu (L) of Japan celebrates scoring during the semifinal of AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup between Japan and South Korea in Bali, Indonesia, May 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)

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(SP)INDONESIA-BALI-AFC U17 WOMEN'S ASIAN CUP-SEMIFINAL-JPN VS KOR

(240516) -- BALI, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shinjo Miharu (front R) of Japan competes during the semifinal of AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup between Japan and South Korea in Bali, Indonesia, May 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)

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(SP)INDONESIA-BALI-AFC U17 WOMEN'S ASIAN CUP-SEMIFINAL-JPN VS KOR

(240516) -- BALI, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shinjo Miharu (L) of Japan heads the ball during the semifinal of AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup between Japan and South Korea in Bali, Indonesia, May 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)

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Tourists treated to view of giant cherry blossoms tree

MIHARU, Japan - A 13.5-meter-high waterfall-like cherry tree is lit up in Miharu in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on the evening of April 14. The tree called Takizakura (Waterfall cherry blossoms) is estimated to be more than 1,000 years old.

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Tourists treated to view of giant cherry blossom tree

MIHARU, Japan - Tourists admire a 13.5-meter-high waterfall-like cherry tree with its blossoms in full bloom in Miharu in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 14. The tree called Takizakura (Waterfall cherry blossoms) is estimated to be more than 1,000 years old.

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Image of Fukushima cherry tree in huge "chigiri-e"

KOBE, Japan - An image of "Miharu Takizakura," a famous cherry tree in the town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, is part of the world's biggest ''chigiri-e'' displayed on Feb. 2, 2014, in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. "Chigiri-e" is a Japanese art form using torn colored paper to create images.

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Huge paper collage made to pray for Tohoku

KOBE, Japan - About 700 people take part in an event in Kobe, western Japan, on Feb. 2, 2014, to complete a huge collage, 40.5 meters in length and 1.8 meters in height, using hand-ripped pieces of colored paper. The photographed part of the collage depicts (from L) the "chagu chagu umakko" horse festival in Iwate Prefecture, the famous "Miharu Takizakura" cherry tree in the town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, and the Sendai Tanabata Festival in Miyagi Prefecture. The artwork was recognized as a world record by the Guinness World Records.

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Evacuee briefly returns in Katsurao, Fukushima Pref.

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Yukichi Otsuki finds moss phlox in his deserted garden in the Noyuki district in Katsurao Village, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 30, 2014. Otsuki has evacuated to Miharu Town in the prefecture following the 2011 accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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1,000-year-old cherry tree in Fukushima

MIHARU, Japan - A more than 1,000-year-old cherry tree, known as "a waterfall cherry" because of the resemblance of its branches to the cascading rivulets of a waterfall, is lit up in Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 17, 2014. The 13.5-meter-tall tree is designated as one of Japan's national treasures by the government.

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1,000-year-old cherry tree in Fukushima

MIHARU, Japan - A more than 1,000-year-old cherry tree, known as "a waterfall cherry" because of the resemblance of its branches to the cascading rivulets of a waterfall, is lit up in Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 17, 2014. The 13.5-meter-tall tree is designated as one of Japan's national treasures by the government.

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1,000-year-old cherry tree in Fukushima

MIHARU, Japan - A more than 1,000-year-old cherry tree, known as "a waterfall cherry" because of the resemblance of its branches to the cascading rivulets of a waterfall, is lit up in Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 17, 2014. The 13.5-meter-tall tree is designated as one of Japan's national treasures by the government.

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1st 5 major cherry trees summit in Japan

KITAMOTO, Japan - Representatives of five Japanese municipalities known for their ancient cherry trees - (from L) Fujinomiya City of Shizuoka Prefecture, Hokuto City of Yamanashi Prefecture, Kitamoto City of Saitama Prefecture, Motosu City of Gifu Prefecture, and the town of Miharu of Fukushima Prefecture - join hands to pose for photos during their first summit meeting to discuss preservation methods and tourism promotion plans on March 23, 2014, in Kitamoto. Designated as natural treasures in 1922, the venerable trees are known as the "five major cherry trees of Japan" and range from 800 to 2,000 years of age.

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Seeds of Fukushima cherry blossom tree donated to Britain

LONDON, Britain - Mizuki Murakami (L) and Kaito Tauchi (R), both 12 years old, of Nakasato elementary school in the town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, hold seeds collected from a famed cherry blossom tree in the prefecture at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew in London on Nov. 15, 2012. They delivered the seeds on their classmates' behalf to Kew Gardens to express their gratitude for Britain's support for those affected by the March 2011 disaster.

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Seeds of Fukushima cherry blossom tree donated to Britain

LONDON, Britain - Mizuki Murakami (R), along with Kaito Tauchi (C), hands a panel expressing thoughts on the Anglo-Japanese friendship to a staff member of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew in London on Nov. 15, 2012. The two, both 12 years old, of Nakasato elementary school in the town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, delivered on their classmates' behalf seeds collected from a famed cherry blossom tree in the prefecture to Kew Gardens to express their gratitude for Britain's support for those affected by the March 2011 disaster.

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Leaf compost in Fukushima Pref.

MIHARU, Japan - A Fukushima Prefecture official measures the radiation level of leaf compost that has been kept outdoors in the town of Miharu in the prefecture on July 28, 2011. Radioactive cesium has been detected in leaf compost produced in neighboring Tochigi Prefecture.

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Beef cattle in Fukushima Pref.

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows beef cattle at a farm in Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, on July 16, 2011. Hundreds of cows were confirmed to have been shipped from the prefecture after being fed rice straw contaminated with radioactive cesium.

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Cattle straw

MIHARU, Japan - Cattle are fed on straw declared safe by the Fukushima prefectural government at a farm in the town of Miharu on July 16, 2011. Cattle in the prefecture fed with straw contaminated with radioactive cesium have been shipped to other prefectures.

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1,000-year-old cherry in full bloom in Fukushima Pref.

MIHARU, Japan - A cherry tree, believed to be over 1,000 years old, comes into full bloom in Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 21, 2010. The 13.5-meter-high cherry tree, known as one of the three most beautiful cherry trees in Japan, attracts numerous visitors every year.

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1,000-year-old cherry in full bloom in Fukushima Pref.

MIHARU, Japan - Visitors view a cherry tree, believed to be over 1,000 years old, in full bloom in Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 21, 2010. The 13.5-meter-high cherry tree attracts numerous visitors every year.

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Cherry seeds to be carried to Japan's space lab

MIHARU, Japan - Visitors enjoy waterfall-like cherry blossoms called Takizakura in Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, home to what is said to be one of the three most beautiful cherry trees in Japan, on April 21. Seeds from the tree will be taken to Japan's first space science laboratory in the International Space Station in October for research purposes.

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1000-year-old cherry tree in full bloom

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - A cherry tree in Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, which is believed to be 1000 year old, is in full bloom on April 15.

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Cherry seeds to be carried to Japan's space lab

MIHARU, Japan - Visitors enjoy waterfall-like cherry blossoms called Takizakura in Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, home to what is said to be one of the three most beautiful cherry trees in Japan, on April 21. Seeds from the tree will be taken to Japan's first space science laboratory in the International Space Station in October for research purposes. (Kyodo)

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Masaakira Maeda

TOKYO, Japan - Masaakira Maeda, the education chief in Miharu town, Fukushima Prefecture, who became the first education of a Japanese municipality selected from applicants from across Japan, observes a Japanese language class for first-year students at a junior high school..The photo was taken June 5, 2002. (Kyodo)

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Glider crashes into mountain in Fukushima Pref., pilot dead

An investigator searches near the site where a glider crashed, killing the pilot, in a mountainous area in the town of Miharu in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 5, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo governor plants sapling from famous cherry tree in N.Y.

Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe (2nd from R) plants a sapling grown from one of Japan's most famous cherry trees at a ceremony in a New York park on April 13, 2016. The thousand-year-old "Miharu Takizakura" in the March 2011 disaster-hit prefecture of Fukushima is registered as a national treasure in Japan and draws crowds of tourists each spring. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cherry tree lit up in Fukushima town

The "Miharu Takizakura" (waterfall cherry tree) in full bloom is lit up on the evening of April 9, 2016, in the northeastern Japan town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, attracting many visitors. The tree, estimated to be over 1,000 years old and designated a natural monument, is one of the three most magnificent cherry trees in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cherry tree lit up in Fukushima town

The "Miharu Takizakura" (waterfall cherry tree) in full bloom is lit up on the evening of April 9, 2016, in the northeastern Japan town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, attracting many visitors. The tree, estimated to be over 1,000 years old and designated a natural monument, is one of the three most magnificent cherry trees in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cherry blossom viewing in Fukushima town

Visitors enjoy the famous "Miharu Takizakura" (waterfall cherry tree) in full bloom on April 9, 2016, in the northeastern Japan town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture. The tree, estimated to be over 1,000 years old and designated as a natural monument, is one of the three most magnificent cherry trees in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cherry blossom viewing in Fukushima town

Visitors enjoy the famous "Miharu Takizakura" (waterfall cherry tree) in full bloom on April 9, 2016, in the northeastern Japan town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture. The tree, estimated to be over 1,000 years old and designated as a natural monument, is one of the three most magnificent cherry trees in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cherry blossom viewing in Fukushima town

Visitors enjoy the famous "Miharu Takizakura" (waterfall cherry tree) in full bloom on April 9, 2016, in the northeastern Japan town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture. The tree, estimated to be over 1,000 years old and designated as a natural monument, is one of the three most magnificent cherry trees in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Famous cherry tree in Fukushima lures visitors in full bloom

People enjoy the famous "Miharu Takizakura" (waterfall cherry tree) in full bloom on April 13, 2015, in Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. The Miharu Takizakura, a weeping cherry tree more than 1,000 years old, is one of the three most magnificent cherry plants in Japan and is designated as a national treasure. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Opening events held in Fukushima town ahead of anime museum launch

Visitors take photos in front of a drawing from the popular TV animation series "Neon Genesis Evangelion" exhibited on March 28, 2015, at one of opening events to celebrate the April 1 launch of animation production company Fukushima Gainax's "Museum of Fantasy and Art - Fukushima Sakura Yugakusha" in the town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Opening events held in Fukushima town ahead of anime museum launch

Guests cut the ribbon during an opening ceremony on March 28, 2015, for the "Spring Cultural Festival," a series of opening events to celebrate the April 1 launch of animation production company Fukushima Gainax's "Museum of Fantasy and Art - Fukushima Sakura Yugakusha" in the town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. ==Kyodo

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Opening events held in Fukushima town ahead of anime museum launch

Two visitors look at exhibits of animation character figures on March 28, 2015, at one of opening events to celebrate the April 1 launch of animation production company Fukushima Gainax's "Museum of Fantasy and Art - Fukushima Sakura Yugakusha" in the town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Opening events held in Fukushima town ahead of anime museum launch

Children release colorful balloons into the air during an opening ceremony on March 28, 2015, for the "Spring Cultural Festival," a series of opening events to celebrate the April 1 launch of animation production company Fukushima Gainax's "Museum of Fantasy and Art - Fukushima Sakura Yugakusha" in the town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gainax to open anime studio in Fukushima Pref.

The building of former Sakura junior high school where Japanese anime company Gainax Co. will open its studio and museum in April 2015 is seen in the town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, on Jan. 19, 2015. The company announced the same day that it has established new subsidiary Fukushima Gainax. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Animation production studio to be set up in Fukushima town

Yoshinori Suzuki (2nd from L), mayor of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, and Yoshinori Asao (R), president of Gainax Co., join others in showing a letter of agreement on Jan. 19, 2015, to establish the animation production studio's outpost in the northeastern Japan town. Gainax, based in Tokyo, is known for popular TV animation works such as "Neon Genesis Evangelion." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1000-year-old cherry tree in full bloom

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - A cherry tree in Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, which is believed to be 1000 year old, is in full bloom on April 15. (Kyodo)

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Tourists treated to view of giant cherry blossoms tree

MIHARU, Japan - A 13.5-meter-high waterfall-like cherry tree is lit up in Miharu in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on the evening of April 14. The tree called Takizakura (Waterfall cherry blossoms) is estimated to be more than 1,000 years old. (Kyodo)

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Tourists treated to view of giant cherry blossom tree

MIHARU, Japan - Tourists admire a 13.5-meter-high waterfall-like cherry tree with its blossoms in full bloom in Miharu in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 14. The tree called Takizakura (Waterfall cherry blossoms) is estimated to be more than 1,000 years old. (Kyodo)

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A photograph of teachers and children

A gathering photo under the Miharu Takizakura (waterfall cherry tree of Miharu).==Date:unknown, Place:Fukushima, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number72‐1‐0]

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Leaf compost in Fukushima Pref.

MIHARU, Japan - A Fukushima Prefecture official measures the radiation level of leaf compost that has been kept outdoors in the town of Miharu in the prefecture on July 28, 2011. Radioactive cesium has been detected in leaf compost produced in neighboring Tochigi Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Beef cattle in Fukushima Pref.

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows beef cattle at a farm in Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, on July 16, 2011. Hundreds of cows were confirmed to have been shipped from the prefecture after being fed rice straw contaminated with radioactive cesium. (Kyodo)

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Cattle straw

MIHARU, Japan - Cattle are fed on straw declared safe by the Fukushima prefectural government at a farm in the town of Miharu on July 16, 2011. Cattle in the prefecture fed with straw contaminated with radioactive cesium have been shipped to other prefectures. (Kyodo)

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1,000-year-old cherry in full bloom in Fukushima Pref.

MIHARU, Japan - A cherry tree, believed to be over 1,000 years old, comes into full bloom in Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 21, 2010. The 13.5-meter-high cherry tree, known as one of the three most beautiful cherry trees in Japan, attracts numerous visitors every year. (Kyodo)

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1,000-year-old cherry in full bloom in Fukushima Pref.

MIHARU, Japan - Visitors view a cherry tree, believed to be over 1,000 years old, in full bloom in Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 21, 2010. The 13.5-meter-high cherry tree attracts numerous visitors every year. (Kyodo)

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Graduation at disaster area

MIHARU, Japan - A girl receives a graduation certificate during a commencement ceremony of an elementary school that has relocated to Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 23, 2012. Their original school was in a no-entry zone near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. (Kyodo)

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Ancient cherry tree in Japan

A cherry tree estimated to be over 1,000 years old comes into full bloom in Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 16, 2019. With its flowers spreading in all directions from the branches, the government-protected tree is known as the "waterfall cherry tree of Miharu." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo