Farmer from Chiba Pref. wins giant pumpkin competition

Farmer from Chiba Pref. wins giant pumpkin competition

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Yoji Miyamoto poses with his giant pumpkin on Shodo Island in Kagawa Prefecture on Sept. 21, 2014, after the pumpkin weighing 458.1 kilograms won the giant pumpkin competition. Miyamto started growing giant pumpkins in Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture, about eight years ago.

A row of Japanese cedar trees along the Nikko Road

A row of Japanese cedar trees along the Nikko Road

This is the mountain road to Takino'o Shinto Shrine following the course of Inari River from Kaizando, on the northeast side at Sannai area of Nikko. The road seems well groomed, not just the stone center, but the edges as well. There are many historical sites along the road, among them the tomb of Shodo Shonin, the founder of Mt. Nikko and Kitano Shinto Shrine.==Date:unknown, Place:Imaichi, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number67‐32‐0]

Enoshima from yuigahama beach

Enoshima from yuigahama beach

Entitled Enoshima from Yuigahama, but what is seen in the photo is probably Shodo Cape viewed from Shichiriga beach. The people standing may be the boat men of ferry boats.==Date:unknown, Place:Kamakura, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number19‐25‐0]

2 men from Chiba Pref. win giant pumpkin competition

2 men from Chiba Pref. win giant pumpkin competition

Kenichi Hirakawa (L) and Kenichi Miyamoto pose with their giant pumpkin on Shodo Island in Kagawa Prefecture on Sept. 25, 2016, after the pumpkin weighing 462.6 kilograms won a giant pumpkin competition. The two company employees started growing giant pumpkins in Noda, Chiba Prefecture, seven years ago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese navy's WWII canned rice found in near-perfect condition

Japanese navy's WWII canned rice found in near-perfect condition

Hayato Kurokawa, an expert in canned goods, shows a can of "sekihan" red bean rice made over 70 years ago during World War II for the Imperial Japanese Navy on July 30, 2015, in Tonosho on Shodo-shima island, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan. The rice appeared to be in near-perfect condition when he opened it at a former soy sauce shop's warehouse in the town. A total of 17 such cans were discovered in 2011 and were possibly preserved for the navy's special attack unit that had a base nearby during wartime. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese navy's WWII canned rice found in near-perfect condition

Japanese navy's WWII canned rice found in near-perfect condition

A can of "sekihan" red bean rice made over 70 years ago during World War II for the Imperial Japanese Navy appears to be in near-perfect condition when opened on July 30, 2015, in Tonosho on Shodo-shima island, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan. A total of 17 such cans were discovered in 2011 at a former soy sauce shop's warehouse in the town. The 415-gram canned rice was possibly preserved food for the navy's special attack unit that had a base nearby during wartime. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese navy's WWII canned rice found in near-perfect condition

Japanese navy's WWII canned rice found in near-perfect condition

One of several cans of "sekihan" red bean rice made over 70 years ago during World War II for the Imperial Japanese Navy is opened and found to be in near-perfect condition on July 30, 2015, in Tonosho on Shodo-shima island, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan. A total of 17 such cans were discovered in 2011 at a former soy sauce shop's warehouse in the town. The 415-gram canned rice was possibly preserved food for the navy's special attack unit that had a base nearby during wartime. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo