Tokyo Olympics: Karate

Tokyo Olympics: Karate

Japan's Naoto Sago reacts after scoring a point against Egypt's Ali Elsawy in the elimination round of the Tokyo Olympic men's karate kumite 67-kilogram event on Aug. 5, 2021, at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo.

Hiroshige - 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Print 37

Hiroshige - 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Print 37

37 Akasaka - The courtyard of a resthouse, in the centre of which a sago-palm is growing; on the left, guests being served with refreshments, and on the right, geisha dressing up for their performance. Most male travellers enjoyed staying at this station for here in the entertainment quarters they could find the friendliest hostesses of the entire trip. Dinners are being served by a waitress and geisha girls are doing their faces for the evening. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858). The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido - Hoeido edition (1831-4) Date: 1831 - 1834

Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko in Singapore

Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko look at two trees at Jurong Japanese Garden in Singapore on June 8. The trees, which are known as King Sago Palms, were planted by the imperial couple when they first visited Singapore in 1970. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

Daibutsu (the Great Buddha) of Kamakura

Daibutsu (the Great Buddha) of Kamakura

The Daibutsu of Kamakura from the fore. Japanese sago palm are planted at the left of the Daibutsu. There are no people in the picture.==Date:unknown, Place:Kamakura, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number25‐69‐0]

Cycad trees at sakai myokokuji temple

Cycad trees at sakai myokokuji temple

Myokokuji belongs to the Nichiren sect, and the sango of the temple is Koshinzan. The popular name Sotetsudera (Japanese sago palm temple) is derived from the gigantic Japanese sago palm trees in the temple said to be brought from ancient Korea. Legend has it that when Oda Nobunaga moved these trees to Azuchi Castle, they made eerie cries every evening, so he sent them back to the temple.==Date:unknown, Place:Sakai, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number9‐35‐0]