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Maestro Ozawa back to podium

MATSUMOTO, Japan - Conductor Seiji Ozawa (2nd from R) joins the curtain call at a music festival in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, on Aug. 27, 2011, after conducting the Saito Kinen Orchestra in Bela Bartok's one-act opera ''Bluebeard's Castle.'' Ozawa had cancelled his appearances twice due to health problems.

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Maestro Ozawa back to podium

MATSUMOTO, Japan - Conductor Seiji Ozawa responds to the audience at a music festival in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, on Aug. 27, 2011, after conducting the Saito Kinen Orchestra in Bela Bartok's one-act opera ''Bluebeard's Castle.'' Ozawa had cancelled his appearances twice due to health problems.

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Special Olympics flames merged into one

MATSUMOTO, Japan - A ceremony to merge two Special Olympics flames -- one brought from Athens, Greece, and the other from Mt. Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture -- is held Feb. 19 at Matsumoto Castle in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture. The resulting flame will be carried through two routes to Nagano, the site of the Special Olympics World Winter Games beginning Feb. 26.

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Japanese Castle

Matsumoto Castle in Nagano Prefecture. national treasure (Aug. 2002)

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6,000 attend outdoor opera at Matsumoto Castle

MATSUMOTO, Japan - About 6,000 people attend a concert-style opera conducted by Seiji Ozawa in the gardens of Matsumoto Castle in Nagano Prefecture on Sept. 4. The opera performed was the ''Hell-like pains of Faust,'' based on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's ''Faust.''

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Special Olympics flames merged into one

MATSUMOTO, Japan - A ceremony to merge two Special Olympics flames -- one brought from Athens, Greece, and the other from Mt. Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture -- is held Feb. 19 at Matsumoto Castle in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture. The resulting flame will be carried through two routes to Nagano, the site of the Special Olympics World Winter Games beginning Feb. 26. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Nao Kodaira, the Pyeongchang Olympics women's 500 meters speed skating champion, runs in the Tokyo Olympic torch relay in the Nagano Prefecture city of Matsumoto, central Japan, on April 2, 2021. Matsumoto Castle is seen in the background.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Nao Kodaira, the Pyeongchang Olympics women's 500 meters speed skating champion, runs in the Tokyo Olympic torch relay in the Nagano Prefecture city of Matsumoto, central Japan, on April 2, 2021. Matsumoto Castle is seen in the background.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Nao Kodaira, the Pyeongchang Olympics women's 500 meters speed skating champion, runs in the Tokyo Olympic torch relay in the Nagano Prefecture city of Matsumoto, central Japan, on April 2, 2021. Matsumoto Castle is seen in the background.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Nao Kodaira, the Pyeongchang Olympics women's 500 meters speed skating champion, runs in the Tokyo Olympic torch relay in the Nagano Prefecture city of Matsumoto, central Japan, on April 2, 2021. Matsumoto Castle is seen in the background.

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Kumamoto Castle most popular Japanese castle for 3rd straight year

Kumamoto Castle in southwestern Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture, as seen on Sept. 28, 2015, was chosen by travelers as the most popular castle in Japan for the third consecutive year in the 2015 ranking by online travel website Tripadvisor. Ranked second was Matsumoto Castle in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, followed by Himeji Castle in Hyogo Prefecture in the west. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Maestro Ozawa back to podium

MATSUMOTO, Japan - Conductor Seiji Ozawa responds to the audience at a music festival in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, on Aug. 27, 2011, after conducting the Saito Kinen Orchestra in Bela Bartok's one-act opera ''Bluebeard's Castle.'' Ozawa had cancelled his appearances twice due to health problems. (Kyodo)

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Maestro Ozawa back to podium

MATSUMOTO, Japan - Conductor Seiji Ozawa (2nd from R) joins the curtain call at a music festival in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, on Aug. 27, 2011, after conducting the Saito Kinen Orchestra in Bela Bartok's one-act opera ''Bluebeard's Castle.'' Ozawa had cancelled his appearances twice due to health problems. (Kyodo)

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National treasure Matsumoto Castle needs stronger quake resistance

Undated file photo shows Matsumoto Castle in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan. Matsumoto city officials, where the castle is located, said on May 18, 2017, that the national treasure is more vulnerable to earthquakes than previously thought and requires strengthening work to improve its quake resistance. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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6,000 attend outdoor opera at Matsumoto Castle

MATSUMOTO, Japan - About 6,000 people attend a concert-style opera conducted by Seiji Ozawa in the gardens of Matsumoto Castle in Nagano Prefecture on Sept. 4. The opera performed was the ''Hell-like pains of Faust,'' based on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's ''Faust.''