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Restoration of state guesthouse mulled in Tokyo park

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe announces on Jan. 6, 2015, a plan to restore the defunct "Enryokan" Western-style state guesthouse in Tokyo's Hama-rikyu public park, shown in this photo taken in May 2014, in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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"Ask This of Rikyu" wins award

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo, the main actor in the Japanese film "Ask This of Rikyu," holds a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2013, after the film from director Mitsutoshi Tanaka about a tea master during the medieval period won the Best Artistic Contribution award at the Montreal International Film Festival.

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"Ask This of Rikyu" wins award

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo, the main actor in the Japanese film "Ask This of Rikyu," holds a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2013, after the film from director Mitsutoshi Tanaka about a tea master during the medieval period won the Best Artistic Contribution award at the Montreal International Film Festival.

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"Ask This of Rikyu" wins award

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo, the main actor in the Japanese film "Ask This of Rikyu," holds a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2013, after the film from director Mitsutoshi Tanaka about a tea master during the medieval period won the Best Artistic Contribution award at the Montreal International Film Festival.

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Tsumura wins Akutagawa award, Tendo, Yamamoto take Naoki prize

TOKYO, Japan - Kikuko Tsumura (R), 30, won the 140th Akutagawa Prize for promising new writers of serious fiction on Jan. 15 for her work ''Potos Raimu no Fune'' (The Boat of Lime Pothos). The 140th Naoki Prize, another prestigious literary award for seasoned writers of popular fiction, went to Arata Tendo (C), 48, for ''Itamu Hito'' (Mourners) and Kenichi Yamamoto (L), 52, for ''Rikyu ni Tazuneyo'' (Ask Rikyu).

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Cherry blossoms come out in Tokyo, Yokohama, Shizuoka

TOKYO, Japan - Cherry blossoms at Hama-Rikyu Gardens in Tokyo's Minato Ward started blooming on March 18. In the background are high-rise buildings at the Shiodome commercial and business area. The Meteorological Agency declared the same day that cherry trees started blooming in Tokyo, Yokohama and Shizuoka, the second-earliest date for the three cities since data were first collected in 1953.

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Katsura Detached Palace-Shokin-tei

Katsura Detached Palace (Katsura Rikyu) - The 17th-century country villa of the imperial princely family Hachijono Miya. The estate is situated on the west bank of the Katsura River in Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto. Shokin-tei , the tea room in Katsura Detached Palace

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Britain's Prince William arrives in Japan

Britain's Prince William (C), accompanied by Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe (R), takes part in a tea ceremony at Hama-rikyu Gardens in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2015, after arriving in Japan on a four-day trip. (Pool photo by Sankei Shimbun)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Britain's Prince William arrives in Japan

Britain's Prince William (L) is guided by Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe as he visits Hama-rikyu Gardens in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2015 after arriving in Japan for a four-day trip. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Britain's Prince William arrives in Japan

Britain's Prince William (C), accompanied by Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe (R), takes part in a tea ceremony at Hama-rikyu Gardens in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2015, after arriving in Japan on a four-day trip. (Pool photo by Sankei Shimbun)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Britain's Prince William arrives in Japan

Britain's Prince William (2nd from R), accompanied by Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe (R), is greeted by well-wishers at Hama-rikyu Gardens in Tokyo as he visits there after arriving in Japan for a four-day trip. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Britain's Prince William arrives in Japan

Britain's Prince William (L) waves as he is guided by Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe at Hama-rikyu Gardens in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2015. The price arrived at Tokyo's Hadeda airpot earlier in the day for a four-day trip. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Impressive Wrought-iron Gates of The Akasaka Palace, Tokyo

Impressive Wrought-iron Gates of The Akasaka Palace, or the State Guest House, is one of the two State Guesthouses of Government of Japan in Tokyo. The palace was originally built as the Imperial Palace for the Crown Prince in 1909 Date: circa 1930

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Tsumura wins Akutagawa award, Tendo, Yamamoto take Naoki prize

TOKYO, Japan - Kikuko Tsumura (R), 30, won the 140th Akutagawa Prize for promising new writers of serious fiction on Jan. 15 for her work ''Potos Raimu no Fune'' (The Boat of Lime Pothos). The 140th Naoki Prize, another prestigious literary award for seasoned writers of popular fiction, went to Arata Tendo (C), 48, for ''Itamu Hito'' (Mourners) and Kenichi Yamamoto (L), 52, for ''Rikyu ni Tazuneyo'' (Ask Rikyu). (Kyodo)

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The detached garden of Shugaku-in Temple

Shokintei of Katsura Rikyu Imperial Villa looking across the pond from the bridge. Shokintei was constructed as one of a series of additions to the villa started in 1641. Kobori Enshu was in charge of work on this second addition under orders from Prince Toshitada. Built in irimoya style with a thatched roof, the building has one 11 tatami mat room called Ichino-ma (First Room) and one six and a half tatami room called Tsugino-ma (Second Room). The garden and pine grove stretches away to the rear.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number96‐106‐0]

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Nagoya Castle

Nagoya castle was completed in the 19th year of Keicho (1614). It was under the supervision of the Army in the Meiji period and a guard house was placed. In 1893, the castle tower and Ofukemaru located to the northwest was called the Rikyu of Nagoya castle.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagoya, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number42‐38‐0]

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Mt. FUJI from hakone

The view around Oncho Park (the former Hakone Rikyu) in the vicinity of the Hakone Sekisho (checking station) near the Mikaeri Pine. A typical photo of Hakone inculuding the Sekisho, Lake Ashino and Mt. Fuji.==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number5‐25‐0]

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The Hakone post town

Looking toward Odawara from the south of Mishima in Hakonejuku. The houses have not changed from the Edo era. To the left of Ashino Lake in the hills, the Hakone Rikyu can be seen, so we know that this photo was taken after 1886. The cedar tree in the centre is a remainder of the sekisho (checking station).==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number5‐22‐0]

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Pence in Japan

Chikako Aso (R), the wife of Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso, and Karen Pence (L), the wife of U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, walk through the Hama-rikyu Gardens in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pence in Japan

(From L) Chikako Aso, the wife of Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso, Karen Pence, the wife of U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, and Chrissy Hagerty, the wife of U.S. Ambassador to Japan William Hagerty, pose for a photo on their visit to the Hama-rikyu Gardens in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Grand Tea Ceremony at Hama-rikyu Gardens in Tokyo

Tourists from overseas attend the Tokyo Grand Tea Ceremony at the Hama-rikyu Gardens in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2016. The annual two-day event through Oct. 16 provides participants with an opportunity to enjoy the culture of the tea ceremony. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Grand Tea Ceremony at Hama-rikyu Gardens in Tokyo

Tourists from overseas attend the Tokyo Grand Tea Ceremony at the Hama-rikyu Gardens in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2016. The annual two-day event through Oct. 16 provides participants with an opportunity to enjoy the culture of the tea ceremony. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Grand Tea Ceremony at Hama-rikyu Gardens in Tokyo

People attend the Tokyo Grand Tea Ceremony at the Hama-rikyu Gardens in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2016. The annual two-day event through Oct. 16 provides participants, including tourists from overseas, with an opportunity to enjoy the culture of the tea ceremony. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cherry blossoms come out in Tokyo, Yokohama, Shizuoka

TOKYO, Japan - Cherry blossoms at Hama-Rikyu Gardens in Tokyo's Minato Ward started blooming on March 18. In the background are high-rise buildings at the Shiodome commercial and business area. The Meteorological Agency declared the same day that cherry trees started blooming in Tokyo, Yokohama and Shizuoka, the second-earliest date for the three cities since data were first collected in 1953. (Kyodo)