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Medieval folding-screen painting re-created with brocade

KYOTO, Japan - A "Nishijin-ori" brocade version of the "Fujin Raijin" (Wind and Thunder Gods) painting drawn on a folding screen by Tawaraya Sotatsu in the Edo period (1603-1867) is displayed in Kyoto, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2014. Nishijin-ori craftsmen spent seven years to complete the work using traditional weaving skills.

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Craftsmen re-create folding-screen painting with brocade

KYOTO, Japan - Two pieces of "Nishijin-ori" brocade made to re-create the "Fujin Raijin" (Wind and Thunder Gods) painting drawn on a folding screen by Tawaraya Sotatsu in the Edo period (1603-1867) are displayed in Kyoto, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2014. Using traditional Nishijin-ori weaving skills, craftsmen spent seven years to complete the work.

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Tokyo Olympics: Rugby Sevens

Japan's Colin Raijin Bourke (2nd from R) hands off Fiji's Waisea Nacuqu during the second half of their pool match of the Tokyo Olympic men's rugby sevens on July 26, 2021, at Tokyo Stadium.

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Star Wars-themed traditional Japanese screens

Screens drawn by artist Taro Yamamoto are shown to the press at Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto on Nov. 30, 2015, to celebrate the Dec. 18 release of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" and the 400th anniversary of the birth of Rimpa school of Japanese painting. The Star Wars version of the famous "Fujin Raijin-zu byobu" (Wind God and Thunder God Screens) by the 17th-century artist Tawaraya Sotatsu will be exhibited at the temple from Dec. 8-15. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Star Wars-themed traditional Japanese screens

Screens drawn by artist Taro Yamamoto (R) are shown to the press at Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto on Nov. 30, 2015, to celebrate the Dec. 18 release of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" and the 400th anniversary of the birth of Rimpa school of Japanese painting, with Kyoto Gov. Keiji Yamada (L) adopting a pose. The Star Wars version of the famous "Fujin Raijin-zu byobu" (Wind God and Thunder God Screens) by the 17th-century artist Tawaraya Sotatsu will be exhibited at the temple from Dec. 8-15. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Star Wars-themed traditional Japanese screens

Screens drawn by artist Taro Yamamoto are shown to the press at Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto on Nov. 30, 2015, to celebrate the Dec. 18 release of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" and the 400th anniversary of the birth of Rimpa school of Japanese painting. The Star Wars version of the famous "Fujin Raijin-zu byobu" (Wind God and Thunder God Screens) by the 17th-century artist Tawaraya Sotatsu will be exhibited at the temple from Dec. 8-15. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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The Nitenmon Gate,Taiyuin Shrine,Nikko

Nitenmon is located beyond Niomon in the precincts of Taiyuin, the mausoleum of third shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu. A plaque inscribed with the word Taiyuin by Emperor Gomizunoo is affixed to the upper part of the gate. Two of the four celestial guardians, Jikokuten and Komokuten, are enshrined at the front part of the gate while the other two, Fujin and Raijin, were placed on the back . This is the largest gate at Nikko-Sannai.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number88‐21‐0]

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The Nitenmon Gate,Taiyuin Shrine,Nikko

Nitenmon is located beyond Niomon in the precincts of Taiyuin, the mausoleum of third shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu. A plaque inscribed with the word Taiyuin by Emperor Gomizunoo is affixed to the upper part of the gate. Two of the four celestial guardians, Jikokuten and Komokuten, are enshrined at the front part of the gate while the other two, Fujin and Raijin, were placed on the back . This is the largest gate at Nikko-Sannai.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number87‐22‐0]

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The Nitenmon Gate,Taiyuin Shrine,Nikko

Nitenmon is located beyond Niomon in the precincts of Taiyuin, the mausoleum of third shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu. A plaque inscribed with the word Taiyuin by Emperor Gomizunoo is affixed to the upper part of the gate. Two of the four celestial guardians, Jikokuten and Komokuten, are enshrined at the front part of the gate while the other two, Fujin and Raijin, were placed on the back . This is the largest gate at Nikko-Sannai.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number80‐47‐0]

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The Nitenmon Gate,Taiyuin Shrine,Nikko

Nitenmon is located beyond Niomon in the precincts of Taiyuin, the mausoleum of third shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu. A plaque inscribed with the word Taiyuin by Emperor Gomizunoo is affixed to the upper part of the gate. Two of the four celestial guardians, Jikokuten and Komokuten, are enshrined at the front part of the gate while the other two, Fujin and Raijin, were placed on the back . This is the largest gate at Nikko-Sannai.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number61‐22‐0]

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Altar at Sanjusangendo Temple

The prayer hall at Rengeo-in Main Temple (Sanjusangendo). The seated figure in the centre is surrounded by statues of the 28 Followers of Kannon and flanked on both sides by the guardian statues of Fujin (Wind Deity) and Raijin (Thunder Deity). Made entirely of wood, the seated Senju Kannon is 3.35 meters tall and carved in the yosegi style, or joined-block construction method, with a hippaku or gold leaf finish. The eyes are made of crystal. The statue of Senju Kannon was completed in 1254 by Tankei and his apprentices, Koen and Kosei.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number42‐18‐0]

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Supercomputer for plasma simulation

Photo taken on Aug. 29, 2020, at the National Institute for Fusion Science in Toki in Gifu Prefecture shows the Raijin supercomputer introduced by the central Japan lab to simulate plasma phenomena that occur in nuclear fusion. The computer, put into use in July and unveiled to the media Aug. 29, is capable of computing 10,500 trillion transactions per second.

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Supercomputer for plasma simulation

Photo taken on Aug. 29, 2020, at the National Institute for Fusion Science in Toki in Gifu Prefecture shows the Raijin supercomputer introduced by the central Japan lab to simulate plasma phenomena that occur in nuclear fusion. The computer, put into use in July and unveiled to the media Aug. 29, is capable of computing 10,500 trillion transactions per second.

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Supercomputer for plasma simulation

Photo taken on Aug. 29, 2020, at the National Institute for Fusion Science in Toki in Gifu Prefecture shows the Raijin supercomputer introduced by the central Japan lab to simulate plasma phenomena that occur in nuclear fusion. The computer, put into use in July and unveiled to the media Aug. 29, is capable of computing 10,500 trillion transactions per second.