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Japanese singer Kobayashi dedicates new song to shrine

NARA, Japan - Top Japanese singer Sachiko Kobayashi displays the lyrics to her new song, which she dedicated to Kasuga Shrine in Nara Prefecture, on June 22. Kobayashi performed the song, based on poems taken from the Manyoshu, the oldest existing collection of Japanese poetry, while dressed in traditional costume.

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Japanese singer Kobayashi dedicates new song to shrine

NARA, Japan - Top Japanese singer Sachiko Kobayashi performs her new song at Kasuga Shrine in Nara Prefecture on June 22. The song is based on ancient poems taken from the Manyoshu, the oldest existing collection of Japanese poetry. Kobayashi, who wore traditional costume, dedicated the song to the shrine.

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Japanese singer Kobayashi dedicates new song to shrine

NARA, Japan - Top Japanese singer Sachiko Kobayashi displays the lyrics to her new song, which she dedicated to Kasuga Shrine in Nara Prefecture, on June 22. Kobayashi performed the song, based on poems taken from the Manyoshu, the oldest existing collection of Japanese poetry, while dressed in traditional costume. (Kyodo)

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Japanese singer Kobayashi dedicates new song to shrine

NARA, Japan - Top Japanese singer Sachiko Kobayashi performs her new song at Kasuga Shrine in Nara Prefecture on June 22. The song is based on ancient poems taken from the Manyoshu, the oldest existing collection of Japanese poetry. Kobayashi, who wore traditional costume, dedicated the song to the shrine. (Kyodo)

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Mt. Fuji seen from Numakawa,Tagonoura

Tagonoura Bridge and Mount Fuji located beyond Suruga Bay in the eastern part of Shizuoka Prefecture. Three cargo ships can be seen in the left corner. It is famous for Yamabeno Akahito, the poet of the Manyoshu who wrote about this place in his poems.==Date:unknown, Place:Shizuoka, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number26‐39‐0]

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Japan's new era under Emperor Naruhito

Women receive seals issued at Sakamoto Hachimangu shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 1, 2019, in celebration of the start of Japan's new imperial era, Reiwa. Poems in Japan's oldest poetry collection, Manyoshu -- related to the country's new era name Reiwa -- are said to have been composed more than 1,000 years ago at the shrine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era under Emperor Naruhito

People celebrate the start of Japan's new imperial era, Reiwa, at Sakamoto Hachimangu shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in the small hours of May 1, 2019. Poems in Japan's oldest poetry collection, Manyoshu -- related to the country's new era name Reiwa -- are said to have been composed more than 1,000 years ago at the shrine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era under Emperor Naruhito

A woman receives a seal issued at Sakamoto Hachimangu shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 1, 2019, in celebration of the start of Japan's new imperial era, Reiwa. Poems in Japan's oldest poetry collection, Manyoshu -- related to the country's new era name Reiwa -- are said to have been composed more than 1,000 years ago at the shrine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era under Emperor Naruhito

A woman receives a seal issued at Sakamoto Hachimangu shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 1, 2019, in celebration of the start of Japan's new imperial era, Reiwa. Poems in Japan's oldest poetry collection, Manyoshu -- related to the country's new era name Reiwa -- are said to have been composed more than 1,000 years ago at the shrine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era under Emperor Naruhito

Children receive seals issued at Sakamoto Hachimangu shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 1, 2019, in celebration of the start of Japan's new imperial era, Reiwa. Poems in Japan's oldest poetry collection, Manyoshu -- related to the country's new era name Reiwa -- are said to have been composed more than 1,000 years ago at the shrine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era under Emperor Naruhito

A family visits Sakamoto Hachimangu shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 1, 2019, in celebration of the start of Japan's new imperial era Reiwa. Poems in Japan's oldest poetry collection, Manyoshu -- related to Reiwa -- are said to have been composed more than 1,000 years ago at the shrine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era under Emperor Naruhito

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 1, 2019, the first day of Japan's new imperial era, Reiwa, shows a human chain representing the two Chinese characters signifying its name. Poems in Japan's oldest poetry collection, Manyoshu -- related to Reiwa -- are said to have been composed more than 1,000 years ago at a shrine in Dazaifu. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era under Emperor Naruhito

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 1, 2019, the first day of Japan's new imperial era, Reiwa, shows a human chain representing the two Chinese characters signifying its name. Poems in Japan's oldest poetry collection, Manyoshu -- related to Reiwa -- are said to have been composed more than 1,000 years ago at a shrine in Dazaifu. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era under Emperor Naruhito

People visit Sakamoto Hachimangu shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 1, 2019, in celebration of the start of Japan's new imperial era, Reiwa. Poems in Japan's oldest poetry collection, Manyoshu -- related to Reiwa -- are said to have been composed more than 1,000 years ago at the shrine (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era under Emperor Naruhito

People visit Sakamoto Hachimangu shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 1, 2019, in celebration of the start of Japan's new imperial era, Reiwa. Poems in Japan's oldest poetry collection, Manyoshu -- related to Reiwa -- are said to have been composed more than 1,000 years ago at the shrine (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era under Emperor Naruhito

People visit Sakamoto Hachimangu shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 1, 2019, in celebration of the start of Japan's new imperial era, Reiwa. Poems in Japan's oldest poetry collection, Manyoshu -- related to Reiwa -- are said to have been composed more than 1,000 years ago at the shrine (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era Reiwa

Susumu Nakanishi, a recipient of Japan's prestigious Order of Culture and professor emeritus at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies, comments on Japan's new era name Reiwa at a special exhibition on Japan's oldest existing poetry collection "Manyoshu" held in Toyama city, central Japan, on April 14. Nakanishi, an expert on "Manyoshu," is said to have crafted the name of Japan's new era Reiwa, deriving from the poetry collection," announced by the government on April 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era Reiwa

Susumu Nakanishi, a recipient of Japan's prestigious Order of Culture and professor emeritus at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies, comments on Japan's new era name Reiwa at a special exhibition on Japan's oldest existing poetry collection "Manyoshu" held in Toyama city, central Japan, on April 14. Nakanishi, an expert on "Manyoshu," is said to have crafted the name of Japan's new era Reiwa, deriving from the poetry collection," announced by the government on April 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era Reiwa

Susumu Nakanishi, a recipient of Japan's prestigious Order of Culture and professor emeritus at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies, comments on Japan's new era name Reiwa at a special exhibition on Japan's oldest existing poetry collection "Manyoshu" held in Toyama city, central Japan, on April 14. Nakanishi, an expert on "Manyoshu," is said to have crafted the name of Japan's new era Reiwa, deriving from the poetry collection," announced by the government on April 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Poetic origins of Reiwa

Photo taken at Japan University of Economics in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 6, 2019, shows students recreating an ancient plum-viewing party during which poems from Japan's oldest collection, Manyoshu -- related to the country's new era name Reiwa -- are said to have been composed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Poetic origins of Reiwa

Photo taken at Japan University of Economics in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 6, 2019, shows students recreating an ancient plum-viewing party during which poems from Japan's oldest collection, Manyoshu -- related to the country's new era name Reiwa -- are said to have been composed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Poetic origins of Reiwa

Photo taken at a museum in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 6, 2019, shows dolls arranged to recreate an ancient plum-viewing party during which poems from Japan's oldest poetry collection, Manyoshu -- related to the country's new era name Reiwa -- are said to have been composed (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Poetic origins of Reiwa

Photo taken on April 6, 2019, shows tourists visiting Sakamoto Hachimangu shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, where poems in Japan's oldest poetry collection, Manyoshu -- related to the country's new era name Reiwa -- are said to have been composed more than 1,000 years ago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Poetic origins of Reiwa

Photo taken on April 6, 2019, shows tourists visiting Sakamoto Hachimangu shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, where poems in Japan's oldest poetry collection, Manyoshu -- related to the country's new era name Reiwa -- are said to have been composed more than 1,000 years ago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era Reiwa

Photo taken at a museum in Asuka village, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, shows a Japanese-style painting depicting an ancient plum-viewing party during which one of Japan's oldest poetry collections, "Manyoshu," is said to have been composed. A poem in the collection, shown on the right side of the painting, was the source of Japan's new era name, Reiwa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era Reiwa

Photo taken at a museum in Asuka village, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, shows a Japanese-style painting depicting an ancient plum-viewing party during which one of Japan's oldest poetry collections, "Manyoshu," is said to have been composed. A poem in the collection, shown on the right side of the painting, was the source of Japan's new era name, Reiwa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era Reiwa

Photo taken in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 2, 2019, shows a group of people reproducing an ancient plum-viewing party during which one of Japan's oldest poetry collections, "Manyoshu," is said to have been composed. A poem in the collection was the source of Japan's new era name, Reiwa (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era Reiwa

Photo taken in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 2, 2019, shows a group of people reproducing an ancient plum-viewing party during which one of Japan's oldest poetry collections, "Manyoshu," is said to have been composed. A poem in the collection was the source of Japan's new era name, Reiwa (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era Reiwa

Photo taken in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 2, 2019, shows a group of people reproducing an ancient plum-viewing party during which one of Japan's oldest poetry collections, "Manyoshu," is said to have been composed. A poem in the collection was the source of Japan's new era name, Reiwa (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era Reiwa

Photo taken in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 2, 2019, shows a group of people reproducing an ancient plum-viewing party during which one of Japan's oldest poetry collections, "Manyoshu," is said to have been composed. A poem in the collection was the source of Japan's new era name, Reiwa (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era Reiwa

A special section dedicated to Japan's oldest poetry collection "Manyoshu," one of whose poems is related to the country's new era name Reiwa, is set up at a bookstore in Tokyo on April 2, 2019, a day after its announcement by the government. The new era will begin May 1 when Crown Prince Naruhito ascends the throne to succeed his father Emperor Akihito. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era Reiwa

Undated file photo shows Susumu Nakanishi, a recipient of Japan's prestigious Order of Culture and professor emeritus at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies. An expert on Japan's oldest existing poetry collection "Manyoshu," Nakanishi is believed to have crafted the name of Japan's new era, Reiwa, announced by the government on April 1, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era "Reiwa"

Photo taken at a museum in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 2, 2019, shows dolls reproducing an ancient plum-viewing party during which one of Japan's oldest poetry collections "Manyoshu," related to Japan's new era name "Reiwa," is said to have been composed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era "Reiwa"

Photo taken at a museum in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 2, 2019, shows dolls reproducing an ancient plum-viewing party during which one of Japan's oldest poetry collections "Manyoshu," related to Japan's new era name "Reiwa," is said to have been composed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era "Reiwa"

Photo taken at a museum in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 2, 2019, shows dolls reproducing an ancient plum-viewing party during which one of Japan's oldest poetry collections "Manyoshu," related to Japan's new era name "Reiwa," is said to have been composed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan names new era "Reiwa"

Photo taken April 1, 2019, shows Sakamoto Hachimangu shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, the setting of an ancient poem from which Japan's new era name "Reiwa" was derived. The new era, whose name was adopted from "Manyoshu" eighth-century collection of Japanese poetry, will begin May 1 when Crown Prince Naruhito ascends the throne to succeed his father Emperor Akihito. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo