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Onda Festival in western Japan

HASHIMOTO, Japan, Jan. 29 Kyodo - A performer dressed as a Tazume comic female character entertains spectators during the Onda Festival at Niutsuhime Shrine, a World Heritage site in Katsuragi, western Japan, on Jan. 21, 2018. Agricultural actions are performed at the festival to pray for a good harvest.

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Repaired hall of Shinto shrine shown to press

HASHIMOTO, Japan - The repaired main hall of the Niutsuhime Shinto shrine in Katsuragi, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, at the foot of Mt. Koya, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is shown to the press on Oct. 27, 2014, ahead of the transfer of its enshrined deity to the refurbished shrine in November, the first such ritual in 37 years.

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Rite to pray for harvest at Wakayama shrine

HASHIMOTO, Japan - A traditional rite called "Ondasai" to pray for a good harvest is held at Niutsuhime shrine in the town of Katsuragi, Wakayama Prefecture, on Jan. 19, 2014.

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Arched bridge lit up

An arched bridge in the world heritage-listed Niutsuhime Shrine in the western Japan town of Katsuragi is lit up on a trial basis on April 4, 2016, ahead of Japan's Golden Week holidays from late April to early May. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sacred fire rite for 1st time in 150 yrs at Wakayama shrine

A sacred fire rite is conducted at Niutsuhime Shrine in Wakayama Prefecture, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in western Japan, for the first time in about 150 years on April 22, 2015, to mark the 1,200th anniversary of the founding of Mt. Koya monastery. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Annual festival held at World Heritage site in Wakayama, western Japan

People in traditional costumes parade during an annual festival on April 19, 2015, at the Niutsuhime shrine, a World Heritage site in Katsuragi, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, at the foot of Mt. Koya, the headquarters of the Koyasan Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Onda Festival in western Japan

A performer dressed as a Tazume comic female character entertains spectators during the Onda Festival at Niutsuhime Shrine, a World Heritage site in Katsuragi, western Japan, on Jan. 21, 2018. Agricultural actions are performed at the festival to pray for a good harvest. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Onda Festival in western Japan

A performer dressed as a Tazume comic female character entertains spectators during the Onda Festival at Niutsuhime Shrine, a World Heritage site in Katsuragi, western Japan, on Jan. 21, 2018. Agricultural actions are performed at the festival to pray for a good harvest. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Repaired hall of Shinto shrine shown to press

HASHIMOTO, Japan - The repaired main hall of the Niutsuhime Shinto shrine in Katsuragi, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, at the foot of Mt. Koya, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is shown to the press on Oct. 27, 2014, ahead of the transfer of its enshrined deity to the refurbished shrine in November, the first such ritual in 37 years. (Kyodo)