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Princess visits exhibition digitally showcasing imperial treasures

Japanese Princess Kako visits Ueno Royal Museum in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2025, for a special exhibition digitally displaying imperial artifacts housed in the Shosoin treasure house in the ancient Japanese capital of Nara. (Pool photo)

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Princess visits exhibition digitally showcasing imperial treasures

Japanese Princess Kako visits Ueno Royal Museum in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2025, for a special exhibition digitally displaying imperial artifacts housed in the Shosoin treasure house in the ancient Japanese capital of Nara. (Pool photo)

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Princess visits exhibition digitally showcasing imperial treasures

Japanese Princess Kako visits Ueno Royal Museum in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2025, for a special exhibition digitally displaying imperial artifacts housed in the Shosoin treasure house in the ancient Japanese capital of Nara. (Pool photo)

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Princess visits exhibition digitally showcasing imperial treasures

Japanese Princess Kako visits Ueno Royal Museum in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2025, for a special exhibition digitally displaying imperial artifacts housed in the Shosoin treasure house in the ancient Japanese capital of Nara. (Pool photo)

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Japan's emperor, empress visit exhibition

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visit an exhibition titled "Inheriting Shosoin Treasures" being held at the Meiji Jingu Museum in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan's emperor, empress visit exhibition

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visit an exhibition titled "Inheriting Shosoin Treasures" being held at the Meiji Jingu Museum in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Shosoin treasure house exhibition in Nara

Photo shows a Biwa lute made of maple and decorated with mother-of-pearl inlay in the collection of Shosoin state repository, at a press event at Nara National Museum in the western Japan city of Nara on Oct. 27, 2023, before its annual public showing.

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Shosoin treasure house exhibition in Nara

Photo shows a quilted priest's robe in nine strips of mottled colors in the collection of Shosoin state repository, at a press event at Nara National Museum in the western Japan city of Nara on Oct. 27, 2023, before its annual public showing.

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Shosoin treasure house exhibition in Nara

Photo shows a "heiraden haino enkyo" round mirror decorated with mother-of-pearl inlay on the back in the collection of Shosoin state repository, at a press event at Nara National Museum in the western Japan city of Nara on Oct. 27, 2023, before its annual public showing.

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Shosoin treasure house reopens to public in Nara

NARA, Japan - The Shosoin treasure house reopens to the public in the ancient capital of Nara, western Japan, on Oct. 25, 2014, following the completion of its first repair in about 100 years.

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Crown prince visits Shosoin treasure house exhibition

NARA, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito looks at a "Kuwanokigenka" stringed instrument brought from ancient China at an exhibition highlighting the Shosoin treasure house of Todaiji Temple at the Nara National Museum in Nara, western Japan, on Oct. 23, 2014. (Pool Photo)

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Repaired Shosoin treasure house in Nara shown to press

NARA, Japan - The Shosoin repository, a national treasure in Nara, western Japan, is shown to the press on Oct. 21, 2014, following the completion of its first major repairs in about 100 years. Featuring an "azekura" log-cabin style with a raised floor, the treasure house will be open to the public from Oct. 25 for the first time since 2011.

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Whole view of repaired Shosoin treasure house in Nara

NARA, Japan - A complete view of the Shosoin repository, a national treasure in the ancient capital of Nara, western Japan, is shown in this aerial photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 21, 2014. It will open to the public from Oct. 25.

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Shosoin repository at Todaiji temple

NARA, Japan - Officials of the Imperial Household Agency and other messengers attend the annual ritual to open the doors of the treasure house in Shosoin repository at Todaiji temple in the city of Nara on Oct. 4, 2011. Treasures including the artifacts that belonged to Emperor Shomu in the Nara Period will be examined and cleaned by the time of a ceremony to close the doors on Dec. 1. Sixty-three items from the repository will be displayed at the 63rd annual exhibition to be held from Oct. 29 to Nov. 14 at Nara National Museum.

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Biwa lute in Nara's depository

OSAKA, Japan - People look at a ''raden shitan no gogen biwa'' five-string lute in the collection of the Shosoin state repository during a press event at the Nara National Museum in Nara on Oct. 22, 2010, before the start of its first public showing in 19 years the following day.

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Biwa lute in Nara's depository

OSAKA, Japan - People look at a ''raden shitan no gogen biwa'' five-string lute in the collection of the Shosoin state repository during a press event at the Nara National Museum in Nara on Oct. 22, 2010, before the start of its first public showing in 19 years the following day.

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Karzai in ancient Japanese capital of Nara

NARA, Japan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai (C) visits the Shosoin Treasure House of the Imperial Household Agency in Nara, western Japan, on June 20, 2010. Karzai visited the eighth-century capital of Japan on the last day of his five-day trip to the country.

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Round decorative mirror in Nara's repository

NARA, Japan - Visitors look at a "heiraden haino enkyo" round mirror with a mother-of-pearl inlay design on the back, in the collection of the Shosoin state repository, during a press event at Nara National Museum in Nara City on Oct. 23, 2009, before its annual public showing.

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Round decorative mirror in Nara's repository

NARA, Japan - A visitor looks at a "heiraden haino enkyo" round mirror with a mother-of-pearl inlay design on the back, in the collection of the Shosoin state repository, during a press event at Nara National Museum in Nara City on Oct. 23, 2009, before its annual public showing.

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Biwa lute in Nara depository

OSAKA, Japan - People look at the ''raden shitan no gogen biwa'' five-string lute during a press event at the Shosoin Repository in Nara on Oct. 22, 2010, before the start of its first public showing in 19 years the following day. (Kyodo)

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Biwa lute in Nara depository

OSAKA, Japan - People look at the ''raden shitan no gogen biwa'' five-string lute during a press event at the Shosoin Repository in Nara on Oct. 22, 2010, before the start of its first public showing in 19 years the following day. (Kyodo)

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Karzai in ancient Japanese capital of Nara

NARA, Japan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai (C) visits the Shosoin Treasure House of the Imperial Household Agency in Nara, western Japan, on June 20, 2010. Karzai visited the eighth-century capital of Japan on the last day of his five-day trip to the country. (Kyodo)

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Shosoin treasure house reopens to public in Nara

NARA, Japan - The Shosoin treasure house reopens to the public in the ancient capital of Nara, western Japan, on Oct. 25, 2014, following the completion of its first repair in about 100 years. (Kyodo)

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Whole view of repaired Shosoin treasure house in Nara

NARA, Japan - A complete view of the Shosoin repository, a national treasure in the ancient capital of Nara, western Japan, is shown in this aerial photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 21, 2014. It will open to the public from Oct. 25. (Kyodo)

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Shosoin repository at Todaiji temple

NARA, Japan - Officials of the Imperial Household Agency and other messengers attend the annual ritual to open the doors of the treasure house in Shosoin repository at Todaiji temple in the city of Nara on Oct. 4, 2011. Treasures including the artifacts that belonged to Emperor Shomu in the Nara Period will be examined and cleaned by the time of a ceremony to close the doors on Dec. 1. Sixty-three items from the repository will be displayed at the 63rd annual exhibition to be held from Oct. 29 to Nov. 14 at Nara National Museum. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED Biwa lute in Nara's depository

OSAKA, Japan - CORRECTING VENUE'S NAME People look at a ''raden shitan no gogen biwa'' five-string lute in the collection of the Shosoin state repository during a press event at the Nara National Museum in Nara on Oct. 22, 2010, before the start of its first public showing in 19 years the following day. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED Biwa lute in Nara's depository

OSAKA, Japan - CORRECTING VENUE'S NAME People look at a ''raden shitan no gogen biwa'' five-string lute in the collection of the Shosoin state repository during a press event at the Nara National Museum in Nara on Oct. 22, 2010, before the start of its first public showing in 19 years the following day. (Kyodo)

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Shosoin repository at Todai-ji temple

An annual ritual to open the doors of the treasure house in Shosoin repository is held in Nara, western Japan, on Oct. 2, 2020. Some of the treasures inside will be exhibited at the Annual Exhibition of Shosoin Treasures at Nara National Museum from Oct. 24, to Nov. 9.

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Shosoin repository at Todai-ji temple

An annual ritual to open the doors of the treasure house in Shosoin repository is held in Nara, western Japan, on Oct. 2, 2020. Some of the treasures inside will be exhibited at the Annual Exhibition of Shosoin Treasures at Nara National Museum from Oct. 24, to Nov. 9.

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Shosoin treasure house in Nara

File photo taken Oct. 1, 2019, shows the Shosoin repository storing imperial artifacts in Nara, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former emperor at Shosoin treasure house exhibition

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko look at an 8th century five-stringed "biwa" lute imported from China at an exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum on Nov. 11, 2019, featuring items from the Shosoin treasure house of Todaiji Temple. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former emperor at Shosoin treasure house exhibition

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko look at an 8th century five-stringed "biwa" lute imported from China at an exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum on Nov. 11, 2019, featuring items from the Shosoin treasure house of Todaiji Temple. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ancient Japanese drugs originated from all over Asia

OSAKA, Japan - Photo released by the Imperial Household Agency shows samples of dried lily bulbs found in Shosoin, a wooden storehouse built in the eighth century at Todaiji Temple in Nara Prefecture. They were used as materials for medicines. The agency's research team specified the places of origin of about 20 medicines and aromatic trees stored in Shosoin and found they originated in regions all over Asia.