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Akutagawa, Naoki prize winners

TOKYO, Japan - The winners of Japan's Akutagawa and Naoki literature prizes line up for a group photograph in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2011. They are (from left to right) Shusuke Michio and Nobori Kiuchi, who shared the Naoki Prize for seasoned writers, and Kenta Nishimura and Mariko Asabuki, who shared the Akutagawa Prize for promising writers of serious fiction.

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Kiuchi, Michio win Naoki Prize

TOKYO, Japan - Photo, taken in January 2011, shows Nobori Kiuchi, who shared Japan's Naoki Prize for seasoned writers with Shusuke Michio. Their winning of the award was announced by the selection committee on Jan. 17, 2011.

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Kiuchi, Michio win Naoki Prize

TOKYO, Japan - Photo, taken in January 2011, shows Shusuke Michio, who shared Japan's Naoki Prize for seasoned writers with Nobori Kiuchi. Their winning of the award was announced by the selection committee on Jan. 17, 2011.

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Tokyo, Japan - Children's Day Festival - Carp Kites

Children's Day in Japan, held on May 5th. A time for families to celebrate the joy of a child, a tradition celebrated since ancient times. May 5th was traditionally a boy's holiday known as Tango no Sekku, when boys would fly carp-shaped flags and streamers, called koinobori (as depicted on this card). The family flies one carp flag for each son. The eldest son gets the largest flag and the youngest gets the smallest. There is also a black carp flag for the father and a red carp flag for the mother. Date: circa 1910s

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A woman

The bold design suggests that the kimono was made from nobori textile. The red embroidery of court attire and a tying string are visible. The woman is wearing a pair of lacquered black wooden clogs. These characteristics reflect the influence of the nobility at the time.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number78‐69‐0]

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A woman

The bold design suggests that the kimono was made from nobori textile. The red embroidery of court attire and a tying string are visible. The woman is wearing a pair of lacquered black wooden clogs. These characteristics reflect the influence of the nobility at the time.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number76‐8‐0]

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A woman

The bold design suggests that the kimono was made from nobori textile. The red embroidery of court attire and a tying string are visible. The woman is wearing a pair of lacquered black wooden clogs. These characteristics reflect the influence of the nobility at the time.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number63‐7‐0]

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Kiuchi, Michio win Naoki Prize

TOKYO, Japan - Photo, taken in January 2011, shows Shusuke Michio, who shared Japan's Naoki Prize for seasoned writers with Nobori Kiuchi. Their winning of the award was announced by the selection committee on Jan. 17, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Akutagawa, Naoki prize winners

TOKYO, Japan - The winners of Japan's Akutagawa and Naoki literature prizes line up for a group photograph in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2011. They are (from left to right) Shusuke Michio and Nobori Kiuchi, who shared the Naoki Prize for seasoned writers, and Kenta Nishimura and Mariko Asabuki, who shared the Akutagawa Prize for promising writers of serious fiction. (Kyodo)

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Kiuchi, Michio win Naoki Prize

TOKYO, Japan - Photo, taken in January 2011, shows Shusuke Michio, who shared Japan's Naoki Prize for seasoned writers with Nobori Kiuchi. Their winning of the award was announced by the selection committee on Jan. 17, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Kiuchi, Michio win Naoki Prize

TOKYO, Japan - Photo, taken in January 2011, shows Nobori Kiuchi, who shared Japan's Naoki Prize for seasoned writers with Shusuke Michio. Their winning of the award was announced by the selection committee on Jan. 17, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Kiuchi, Michio win Naoki Prize

TOKYO, Japan - Photo, taken in January 2011, shows Shusuke Michio, who shared Japan's Naoki Prize for seasoned writers with Nobori Kiuchi. Their winning of the award was announced by the selection committee on Jan. 17, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Kiuchi, Michio win Naoki Prize

TOKYO, Japan - Photo, taken in January 2011, shows Nobori Kiuchi, who shared Japan's Naoki Prize for seasoned writers with Shusuke Michio. Their winning of the award was announced by the selection committee on Jan. 17, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Watanabe Nobori of Osaka

Watanabe Nobori of Osaka==Date:Early Meiji, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)