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Just a Way wins Tenno-sho

FUCHU, Japan - Jockey Yuichi Fukunaga poses for photos on Just a Way after winning the 148th Tenno-sho at Tokyo Racecourse on Oct. 27, 2013. Trainer Naosuke Sugai is front right.

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West Japan city begins events to mark 200th anniv. of feudal lord's birth

Hikonyan (C), a mascot character of Hikone in Shiga Prefecture, takes part in a ceremony in the western Japanese city on July 10, 2015, to kick off events marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of Ii Naosuke, a feudal lord of Hikone whom locals praise as having played a significant role in opening Japan to international trade and diplomacy toward the end of the Edo shogunate era in the late 19th century. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's 'Just A Way' named best racehorse in 2014

Jockey Yuichi Fukunaga (far L), trainer Naosuke Sugai (2nd from L) and owner Akatsuki Yamatoya (far R) attend an award ceremony in London on Jan. 20, 2015, marking the nomination of "Just A Way" as the world's best racehorse for 2014, the first Japan-bred horse to win the honor based on the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities' rankings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's jazz trio sets Guinness record as world's oldest

Photo taken Oct. 30, 2015 shows Golden Senior Trio, a Japanese jazz trio which has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the band with the world's oldest average age, performing in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture. From left, pianist Zensho Otsuka, bassist Naosuke Miyamoto and vibraphonist Naoteru Nabeshima. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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A bronze statue

This is the statue of Ii Naosuke in ceremonial dress. Ii signed the five amity and commerce treaties with the U.S.A. and other countries in 1858 but was later assassinated in Tokyo. The copper statue was made by Fujita Bunzo and Okazaki Sessei and placed at Shokonsha in Hikone in 1910. The original statue shown in this photograph was donated to the country for scrap metal during World War II. It was rebuilt in Ninomaru Park at Hikone Castle.==Date:unknown, Place:Hikone, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number72‐151‐0]

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Motomiya Garden,Hikone

Genkyuen stands to the east of the Rakurakuen, near the Kuro Gate facing the inner moat to the north of Hikone Castle. It is fed by Lake Biwa, with the pond and fountain-style garden imitating the eight scenic spots of Shukusho in China. The fourth lord of the Ii family, Naosuke built this garden in the midst of Genroku cultural prosperity. Irises grow in the lake and a bridge connects the inner island. Several people stand on the bridge.==Date:unknown, Place:Shiga, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number5‐38‐0]

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Nakahara Naosuke, a Samurai from Satsuma

This is a samurai from Satsuma, Nakahara Naosuke (1832-68). After assisting in the manufacturing of steam boats and kiriko glassware at Shuseikan in Satsuma Domain, he went to Tokyo and learned the canon gunnery from Egawa Tan'an. He eventually became the head of the Egawa School. After returning to Satsuma, he helped the navy to build canons. Unfortunately, he was killed in Nagaoka during the Boshin War. It is reported that he would have become a man of exceptional talent like Saigo or Okubo if he had lived. At the time this photo was taken, he seemed to have been visiting the Bauduins representing Satsuma.==Date:1866, Place:nagasaki, Photo:A.F. Bauduin, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number123‐46‐0]