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Japan's Davis Cup team visits Shibamata Taishakuten

TOKYO, Japan - Members of Japan's Davis Cup tennis team -- (from L) Yuichi Sugita, Kei Nishikori, Go Soeda and coach Minoru Ueda -- visit Shibamata Taishakuten, a temple in Tokyo, on Jan. 27, 2014, to pray for success in the upcoming first-round competition against Canada.

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Soga prays at shirine

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese abductee to North Korea Hitomi Soga (2nd from R) prays at Shibamata Taishakuten Shrine in Tokyo on May 9. Earlier in the day, she met U.S. Ambassador to Japan Howard Baker and asked for cooperation in helping her and four other repatriated abduction victims be reunited with their families remaining in the North.

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Director Yamada attends event featuring movie icon "Tora-san"

Yoji Yamada (5th from L), a Japanese film director known for his "Otoko wa Tsuraiyo" (It's Tough Being a Man) series, attends an opening ceremony for the first "Tora-san summit" event at the Shibamata Taishakuten temple in downtown Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2015. The area is where the film's main character "Tora-san," played by the late actor Kiyoshi Atsumi, had his home. The two-day event brought together food and alcoholic beverages from locations across Japan where the 48-episode series was shot. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Men in costume of film icon "Tora-san" pose before Tokyo temple

Wearing the signature costume of movie icon "Tora-san," men strike a pose in front of the famed Shibamata Taishakuten Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2015. Tora-san is a kind-hearted vagabond in the popular Japanese movie series "Otoko wa Tsuraiyo" (It's Tough Being a Man), starring the late Kiyoshi Atsumi, and a two-day "Tora-san summit" event was held through the following day in an area around the temple where Tora-san had his home. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Director Yamada speaks at event featuring movie icon "Tora-san"

Yoji Yamada, a Japanese film director known for his "Otoko wa Tsuraiyo" (It's Tough Being a Man) series, delivers a speech at a ceremony opening the first "Tora-san summit" event at the Shibamata Taishakuten temple in downtown Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2015. The area is where the film's main character "Tora-san," played by the late actor Kiyoshi Atsumi, had his home. The two-day event brought together food and alcoholic beverages from locations across Japan where the 48-episode series was shot. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

An area in front of Tokyo's Shibamata Station is deserted on April 26, 2020, as people are urged to stay home under a state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Far fewer people than usual visit a tourist area near Tokyo's Shibamata Station on April 26, 2020, under a state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shibamata in Tokyo

Undated file photo shows three men dressed like Tora-san, the main character of "Otoko wa Tsurai yo" (It's tough being a man), a popular long-running series of comedy movies, in front of the Shibamata Taishakuten temple in Tokyo's Katsushika Ward. Shibamata is Tora-san's hometown. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shibamata in Tokyo

File photo, taken on Dec. 15, 2017, shows a statue of Tora-san, the main character of the "Otoko wa Tsurai yo" (It's tough being a man) series of comedy movies, in front of Shibamata Station in Tokyo's Katsushika Ward. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shibamata in Tokyo

Undated file photo shows the approach to the Shibamata Taishakuten temple in Tokyo's Katsushika Ward. The area is famous as the setting of "Otoko wa Tsurai yo" (It's tough being a man), a popular long-running series of comedy movies. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shibamata in Tokyo

Undated file photo shows the approach to the Shibamata Taishakuten temple in Tokyo's Katsushika Ward. The area is famous as the setting of "Otoko wa Tsurai yo" (It's tough being a man), a popular long-running series of comedy movies. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soga prays at shirine

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese abductee to North Korea Hitomi Soga (2nd from R) prays at Shibamata Taishakuten Shrine in Tokyo on May 9. Earlier in the day, she met U.S. Ambassador to Japan Howard Baker and asked for cooperation in helping her and four other repatriated abduction victims be reunited with their families remaining in the North. (Kyodo)