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Street fundraising by Buddhist monks

Street fundraising by Buddhist monks

Buddhist monks from World Heritage-listed Kinpusenji Temple head out for their annual year-end street fundraising campaign in Yoshino in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 1, 2025.

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Japan PM Takaichi eats persimmon

Japan PM Takaichi eats persimmon

Japanese Prime Minster Sanae Takaichi eats a piece of persimmon at the premier's office in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2025, during a visit by representatives promoting the fruit grown in the western Japan prefecture of Nara.

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Japan PM Takaichi receives persimmons

Japan PM Takaichi receives persimmons

Japanese Prime Minster Sanae Takaichi (C, R) receives a basket of persimmons at the premier's office in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2025, during a visit by representatives promoting the fruit grown in Nara Prefecture, western Japan.

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Japan PM Takaichi receives persimmons

Japan PM Takaichi receives persimmons

Japanese Prime Minster Sanae Takaichi (R) receives a basket of persimmons at the premier's office in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2025, during a visit by representatives promoting the fruit grown in Nara Prefecture, western Japan.

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Japan PM Takaichi receives persimmons

Japan PM Takaichi receives persimmons

Japanese Prime Minster Sanae Takaichi receives persimmons at the premier's office in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2025, during a visit by representatives promoting the fruit grown in Nara Prefecture, western Japan.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Supporters of former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi celebrate after her victory in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election in Tenri, part of her constituency in the western Japan prefecture of Nara on Oct. 4, 2025.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Supporters of former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi celebrate after her victory in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election in Tenri, part of her constituency in the western Japan prefecture of Nara, on Oct. 4, 2025.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Supporters of former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi celebrate after her victory in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election in Tenri, part of her constituency in the western Japan prefecture of Nara, on Oct. 4, 2025.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Supporters of former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi celebrate after her victory in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election in Tenri, part of her constituency in the western Japan prefecture of Nara on Oct. 4, 2025.

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Japan Prince Hisahito

Japan Prince Hisahito

Japanese Prince Hisahito leaves Yamatoyagi Station in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 8, 2025, for a visit to the imperial mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu. (Pool photo)

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Japan Prince Hisahito

Japan Prince Hisahito

Japanese Prince Hisahito (R) arrives at Yamatoyagi Station in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 8, 2025, for a visit to the imperial mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu. (Pool photo)

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Japan Prince Hisahito

Japan Prince Hisahito

Japanese Prince Hisahito (L) visits the imperial mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 8, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Prince Hisahito

Japan Prince Hisahito

Japanese Prince Hisahito (C) arrives at Yamatoyagi Station in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 8, 2025, for a visit to the imperial mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu. (Pool photo)

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Japan Prince Hisahito

Japan Prince Hisahito

Japanese Prince Hisahito visits the imperial mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 8, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Prince Hisahito

Japan Prince Hisahito

Japanese Prince Hisahito visits the imperial mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 8, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Prince Hisahito

Japan Prince Hisahito

Japanese Prince Hisahito (C) visits the imperial mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 8, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Prince Hisahito

Japan Prince Hisahito

Japanese Prince Hisahito visits the imperial mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 8, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Traditional dance for noodle production in Japan

Traditional dance for noodle production in Japan

Women in traditional kimono attire perform a dance depicting the production process of Miwa Somen, a popular noodle in summer, during a festival celebrating the end of the peak season of its production at Omiwa shrine in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 26, 2025.

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Traditional dance for noodle production in Japan

Traditional dance for noodle production in Japan

Women in traditional kimono attire perform a dance depicting the production process of Miwa Somen, a popular noodle in summer, during a festival celebrating the end of the peak season of its production at Omiwa shrine in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 26, 2025.

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Goldfish scooping competition

Goldfish scooping competition

Contestants attempt to scoop goldfish using "poi" paper scoops at the 30th national goldfish scooping competition in Yamatokoriyama in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 24, 2025.

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3rd anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

3rd anniv. of ex-Japan PM Abe's killing

Akie Abe, the widow of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, speaks during a memorial event in Nagato in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on July 8, 2025, the third anniversary of his assassination in Nara Prefecture.

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Wind chime festival at western Japan temple

Wind chime festival at western Japan temple

Wind chimes blow in the wind at Ofusa Kannon temple in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on July 1, 2025, as about 3,000 wind chimes are hung for the annual three-month wind chime festival that began the same day.

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Wind chime festival at western Japan temple

Wind chime festival at western Japan temple

Wind chimes blow in the wind at Ofusa Kannon temple in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on July 1, 2025, as about 3,000 wind chimes are hung for the annual three-month wind chime festival that began the same day.

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[Breaking News]Cherry blossoms at western Japan mountain

YOSHINO, Japan, April 8 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 8, 2025, shows Mt. Yoshino covered with cherry blossoms in full bloom in Yoshino in the western Japan prefecture of Nara. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Cherry blossoms at western Japan mountain

YOSHINO, Japan, April 8 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 8, 2025, shows Mt. Yoshino covered with cherry blossoms in full bloom in Yoshino in the western Japan prefecture of Nara. (Kyodo)

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Cherry blossoms at western Japan mountain

Cherry blossoms at western Japan mountain

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 8, 2025, shows Mt. Yoshino covered with cherry blossoms in full bloom in Yoshino in the western Japan prefecture of Nara.

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Cherry blossoms at western Japan mountain

Cherry blossoms at western Japan mountain

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 8, 2025, shows Mt. Yoshino covered with cherry blossoms in full bloom in Yoshino in the western Japan prefecture of Nara.

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Cherry blossoms at western Japan mountain

Cherry blossoms at western Japan mountain

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 8, 2025, shows Mt. Yoshino covered with cherry blossoms in full bloom in Yoshino in the western Japan prefecture of Nara.

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Cherry blossoms at western Japan mountain

Cherry blossoms at western Japan mountain

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 8, 2025, shows Mt. Yoshino covered with cherry blossoms in full bloom in Yoshino in the western Japan prefecture of Nara.

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Cherry blossoms at western Japan mountain

Cherry blossoms at western Japan mountain

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 8, 2025, shows Mt. Yoshino covered with cherry blossoms in full bloom in Yoshino in the western Japan prefecture of Nara.

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Ritual to pour holy water into river in Japan

Ritual to pour holy water into river in Japan

Buddhist monks hold a ritual to pour holy water into the Onyu River in the Sea of Japan coastal city of Obama in Fukui Prefecture on March 2, 2025. It is believed that the water arrives in a well at Todai-ji temple in the western Japan city of Nara 10 days later.

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Ritual to pour holy water into river in Japan

Ritual to pour holy water into river in Japan

Buddhist monks hold a ritual to pour holy water into the Onyu River in the Sea of Japan coastal city of Obama in Fukui Prefecture on March 2, 2025. It is believed that the water arrives in a well at Todai-ji temple in the western Japan city of Nara 10 days later.

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Fire drill at Horyu-ji temple

Fire drill at Horyu-ji temple

Monks pray at World Heritage-listed Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 26, 2025, ahead of a fire drill. Jan. 26 was designated in 1955 as a day for raising awareness about protecting cultural assets from fire after one of Horyu-ji temple's buildings burned down on the same day in 1949.

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Fire drill at Horyu-ji temple

Fire drill at Horyu-ji temple

Monks and firefighters participate in an annual fire drill at World Heritage-listed Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 26, 2025. Jan. 26 was designated in 1955 as a day for raising awareness about protecting cultural assets from fire after one of Horyu-ji temple's buildings burned down on the same day in 1949.

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Fire drill at Horyu-ji temple

Fire drill at Horyu-ji temple

Monks and firefighters participate in an annual fire drill at World Heritage-listed Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 26, 2025. Jan. 26 was designated in 1955 as a day for raising awareness about protecting cultural assets from fire after one of Horyu-ji temple's buildings burned down on the same day in 1949.

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Shrine in Nara Pref.

Shrine in Nara Pref.

Photo taken on Sept. 19, 2020, shows an inner prayer hall in Kashihara Jingu shrine in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, western Japan.

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Buddhist monks seek social welfare donations

Buddhist monks seek social welfare donations

Buddhist monks from World Heritage-listed Kinpusen-ji temple in Yoshino in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, visit nearby houses on Dec. 1, 2024, during an annual event to seek donations. Part of the funds collected will be used to help people affected by a powerful earthquake that hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area on Jan. 1.

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Japan PM Ishiba eats persimmon

Japan PM Ishiba eats persimmon

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba eats a piece of persimmon from Nara Prefecture at the premier's office in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2024, during a visit by representatives promoting the fruit grown in the western Japan prefecture.

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Japan PM Ishiba eats persimmon

Japan PM Ishiba eats persimmon

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba eats a piece of persimmon from Nara Prefecture at the premier's office in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2024, during a visit by representatives promoting the fruit grown in the western Japan prefecture.

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Frog-hopping ceremony at Nara temple

Frog-hopping ceremony at Nara temple

A man dressed as a large frog prepares to ascend the steps of World Heritage-listed Zaodo hall at Kinpusen-ji temple in Yoshino in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, during a frog-hopping ceremony on July 7, 2024.

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Frog-hopping ceremony at Nara temple

Frog-hopping ceremony at Nara temple

A man dressed as a large frog prepares to ascend the steps of World Heritage-listed Zaodo hall at Kinpusen-ji temple in Yoshino in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, during a frog-hopping ceremony on July 7, 2024.

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Wind chime festival at western Japan temple

Wind chime festival at western Japan temple

Wind chimes are on display at Ofusa Kannon temple in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on July 1, 2024, as the annual wind chime festival begins.

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Wind chime festival at western Japan temple

Wind chime festival at western Japan temple

A wind chime is on display in a teahouse at Ofusa Kannon temple in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on July 1, 2024, as the annual wind chime festival begins.

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Horyu-ji temple in western Japan

Horyu-ji temple in western Japan

File photo taken in November 2007 from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Horyu-ji, a World Heritage-listed Buddhist temple founded in the seventh century, in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan.

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[Breaking News]Cherry blossoms in western Japan

Yoshino,Nara, April 7 Kyodo -Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 7, 2024, shows Mt. Yoshino covered with cherry blossoms in full bloom in Nara Prefecture, western Japan.(Kyodo)

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Cherry blossoms in western Japan

Cherry blossoms in western Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 7, 2024, shows Mt. Yoshino covered with cherry blossoms in full bloom in Nara Prefecture, western Japan.

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Cherry blossoms in western Japan

Cherry blossoms in western Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 7, 2024, shows Mt. Yoshino covered with cherry blossoms in full bloom in Nara Prefecture, western Japan.

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Cherry blossoms in western Japan

Cherry blossoms in western Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 7, 2024, shows Mt. Yoshino covered with cherry blossoms in full bloom in Nara Prefecture, western Japan.

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Japanese Princess Aiko travels to imperial mausoleum

Japanese Princess Aiko travels to imperial mausoleum

Japanese Princess Aiko arrives at Kashihara-Jingumae Station in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, on March 27, 2024, as she visits the mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu in the western Japan city. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Aiko travels to imperial mausoleum

Japanese Princess Aiko travels to imperial mausoleum

Japanese Princess Aiko arrives at Kashihara-Jingumae Station in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, on March 27, 2024, as she visits the mausoleum of Emperor Jimmu in the western Japan city. (Pool photo)

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