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A-BOMBED-CAMPHOR TREE

Camphor tree taken after the bombing, September 1945, Photo: Yoshito Matsushige, Collection:Photo Archives of Japan, Ownership: Chugoku Shimbun, **Editorial use only, commercial use not possible**, Credit: Chugoku Shimbun/Kyodo News Images

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Nagasaki's symbolic camphor trees

NAGASAKI, Japan - One of two big camphor trees at the Sanno Shrine in Nagasaki City which withstood the 1945 atomic bombing is photographed on May 24, 2014. There are fears the trees, located about 1 kilometer from ground zero, will collapse as their insides are becoming hollowed out due to the aftereffects of the bombing as well as overgrown branches and leaves.

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(1)Big crowds enjoy Sanja Festival in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Both locals and visitors are in a festive mood May 17 as portable shrines (mikoshi) parade through the streets of Asakusa in the annual Sanja Matsuri, one of the three major festivals in Tokyo along with the Kanda Matsuri and Sanno Matsuri. Sanja Matsuri is a festival of Asakusa Shrine located adjacent to Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Taito Ward.

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Hakone Shrine

The former Ichino Torii in Hakone Shrine. The all-night lamp was moved to the present position in front of the new Sanno Torii. Since the steel kettle which was there until 1880 is not seen, the photo is believed to have been taken after 1879. Since no electric cables are seen, it is taken before 1912.==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number10‐12‐0]

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A-bombed tree in Nagasaki

File photo taken in May 2014 shows a camphor tree at Sanno Shrine in Nagasaki city, southwestern Japan, which survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing. Japanese singer Masaharu Fukuyama, a native of Nagasaki, has collected about 4.5 million yen in donations to help the city conserve the tree. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nagasaki A-bombed tree

File photo taken in May 2014 shows a camphor tree at the Sanno Shrine in Nagasaki city, which survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing that occurred 1 kilometer away. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(1)Big crowds enjoy Sanja Festival in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Both locals and visitors are in a festive mood May 17 as portable shrines (mikoshi) parade through the streets of Asakusa in the annual Sanja Matsuri, one of the three major festivals in Tokyo along with the Kanda Matsuri and Sanno Matsuri. Sanja Matsuri is a festival of Asakusa Shrine located adjacent to Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Taito Ward. (Kyodo)