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Special light-up at temple in northeastern Japan

Special light-up at temple in northeastern Japan

The interior of Shiramizu Amidado hall, a national treasure, in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan, is lit up for a test run of projection mapping display on Nov. 13, 2025, ahead of its public opening scheduled for the following day.

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Special light-up at temple in northeastern Japan

Special light-up at temple in northeastern Japan

The interior of Shiramizu Amidado hall, a national treasure, in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan, is lit up for a test run of projection mapping display on Nov. 13, 2025, ahead of its public opening scheduled for the following day.

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Special light-up at temple in northeastern Japan

Special light-up at temple in northeastern Japan

The interior of Shiramizu Amidado hall, a national treasure, in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan, is lit up for a test run of projection mapping display on Nov. 13, 2025, ahead of its public opening scheduled for the following day.

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Special light-up at temple in northeastern Japan

Special light-up at temple in northeastern Japan

The garden of Shiramizu Amidado hall, a national treasure, in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan, is lit up for a test run of autumn foliage illumination on Nov. 13, 2025, ahead of its public opening scheduled for the following day.

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Special light-up at temple in northeastern Japan

Special light-up at temple in northeastern Japan

The garden of Shiramizu Amidado hall, a national treasure, in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan, is lit up for a test run of autumn foliage illumination on Nov. 13, 2025, ahead of its public opening scheduled for the following day.

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Special light-up at temple in northeastern Japan

Special light-up at temple in northeastern Japan

The garden of Shiramizu Amidado hall, a national treasure, in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan, is lit up for a test run of autumn foliage illumination on Nov. 13, 2025, ahead of its public opening scheduled for the following day.

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Lotus flower at northeastern Japan temple

Lotus flower at northeastern Japan temple

Lotus flowers start blooming at Shiramizu Amidado hall, a national treasure located in Ganjoji temple in the city of Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 25, 2025.

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Lotus flower at northeastern Japan temple

Lotus flower at northeastern Japan temple

Lotus flowers start blooming at Shiramizu Amidado hall, a national treasure located in Ganjoji temple in the city of Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 25, 2025.

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Aftermath of Typhoon Yun-yeung

Aftermath of Typhoon Yun-yeung

A man walks in front of Shiramizu Amidado hall, a national treasure located in Ganjoji temple, in the city of Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 9, 2023, which is swamped by torrential rain left by Typhoon Yun-yeung a day before.

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Aftermath of Typhoon Yun-yeung

Aftermath of Typhoon Yun-yeung

A man walks in front of Shiramizu Amidado hall, a national treasure located in Ganjoji temple, in the city of Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 9, 2023, which is swamped by torrential rain left by Typhoon Yun-yeung a day before.

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National treasure Amitabha hall lit by LED lights

National treasure Amitabha hall lit by LED lights

IWAKI, Japan - The national treasure Shiramizu Amidado (Amitabha hall) and surrounding autumnal leaves in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, are illuminated in test lighting by some 150 solar-powered LED lights on Nov. 7, 2014.

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National treasure Amitabha hall, leaves lit up

National treasure Amitabha hall, leaves lit up

IWAKI, Japan - The national treasure Shiramizu Amidado (Amitabha hall) and autumnal leaves in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, are lit up by solar-powered LED lights on Nov. 7, 2014.

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Majestic view of LED-lit autumn leaves, Amitabha hall

Majestic view of LED-lit autumn leaves, Amitabha hall

IWAKI, Japan - Autumnal leaves and the national treasure Shiramizu Amidado (Amitabha hall) in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, are lit up by solar-powered LED lights on Nov. 7, 2014.

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Autumn trees lit up at Fukushima temple

Autumn trees lit up at Fukushima temple

Gingko and maple trees at Shiramizu Amidado hall, an architectural national treasure located in Ganjoji Temple in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, are lit up on Nov. 2, 2022. The "Amida Night" illumination event will be held from Nov. 6 to Nov. 13.

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Autumn trees lit up at Fukushima temple

Autumn trees lit up at Fukushima temple

Gingko and maple trees at Shiramizu Amidado hall, an architectural national treasure located in Ganjoji Temple in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, are lit up on Nov. 2, 2022. The "Amida Night" illumination event will be held from Nov. 6 to Nov. 13.

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Fukushima temple

Fukushima temple

A project mapping to revive the faded ceiling pictures is tested in Shiramizu Amidado hall, an architectural national treasure located in Ganjoji Temple in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 2, 2022. The "Amida Night" illumination event will be held from Nov. 6 to Nov. 13.

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National treasure Shiramizu Amida-do hall illuminated in Fukushima

National treasure Shiramizu Amida-do hall illuminated in Fukushima

Shiramizu Amida-do (Amitabha Hall), a Buddhist temple registered as a Japanese national treasure in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, is lit up on a trial basis as part of a tourism promotion campaign in the northeastern Japanese prefecture on April 23, 2015, two days before the start of official illumination through May 24. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Temple beautifully lit up in Fukushima

Temple beautifully lit up in Fukushima

Shiramizu Amidado temple, a national treasure in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, is lit up in a trial with LED lights on Nov. 6, 2015, creating a scene of the splendor of fall with maple and ginkgo trees in the northeastern Japan prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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National treasure Amitabha hall lit by LED lights

National treasure Amitabha hall lit by LED lights

IWAKI, Japan - The national treasure Shiramizu Amidado (Amitabha hall) and surrounding autumnal leaves in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, are illuminated in test lighting by some 150 solar-powered LED lights on Nov. 7, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Buddhist hall illumination

Buddhist hall illumination

Shiramizu Amidado, a Buddhist hall at Ganjo-ji temple in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, is lit up on Nov. 7, 2020. The illumination event at the national treasure-designated hall began in 2012 to shore up local tourism after the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster and the subsequent nuclear crisis in the region.

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