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Art festival in Niigata Pref.

Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi speaks during the opening ceremony for Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale in Tokamachi, Niigata Prefecture, on July 13, 2024. Artists from about 40 countries will display over 300 artworks for the art festival, which will be held through Nov. 10 on a 760-square-kilometer field straddling Tokamachi and Tsunan.

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'Groom-Throwing Festival' held in Niigata

TOKAMACHI, Japan - A young man who married last year is about to be thrown onto snow in the traditional "Bridegroom-Throwing Festival" in Tokamachi, Niigata Prefecture, on Jan, 15, 2014.

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Heavy snowfall in Niigata Pref.

NIIGATA, Japan - A man removes snow from the roof of a house in the city of Tokamachi, Niigata Prefecture, on Feb. 1, 2012.

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'Groom throwing' festival in snowy area

NIIGATA, Japan - A man is tossed in Tokamachi, Niigata Prefecture, on Jan. 15, 2012, in a traditional annual festival held in the area on the Sea of Japan coast. Some grooms who got married in the previous year are thrown over a five-meter high slope into snow, originally in retaliation for taking women away from the village.

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Bridegroom-tossing event held in Niigata Pref.

TOKAMACHI, Japan - A bridegroom is tossed into the air before rolling five meters down a snow-covered slope to his wife in an event held in Tokamachi, Niigata Prefecture, on Jan. 15. Only couples who got married in the previous year can take part in the 300-year-old event.

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More snowfall expected in Sea of Japan areas

TOKAMACHI, Japan - A man from a primary school removes snow from a parking area near the gymnasium in the town of Tokamachi, Niigata Prefecture, on Jan. 6. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned on Jan. 6 that said snow will continue to fall heavily through Jan. 7 in Sea of Japan coastal areas of western and northern Honshu.

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Heavy snow to hit Sea of Japan coast, Hokkaido

TOKAMACHI, Japan - A man removes snow from the roof of his house in Tokamachi, Niigata Prefecture, on Dec. 18. Snow that hit wide areas of the nation by Dec. 18 has paralyzed land and air traffic. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned that heavy snowfall may continue in regions along the Sea of Japan coast and some other parts of the country as the coldest air mass so far this season hits the Japanese archipelago.

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Heavy snow warning issued for Sea of Japan coast

TOKAMACHI, Japan - A man removes snow from the roof of his house in Tokamachi town in Niigata Prefecture on Dec. 17. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned that heavy snow may fall in regions along the Sea of Japan coast and some other parts of the country as the season's coldest air mass covers the Japanese archipelago on Dec. 18.

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(9)Powerful quakes hit northern Japan along the Sea of Japan

TOKAMACHI, Japan - A house in Tokamachi, Niigata Prefecture, collapses after a series of strong earthquakes that rocked northern Japan along the Sea of Japan coast Oct. 23.

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Croatian coach meets press

TOKAMACHI, Japan - Croatian coach Mirko Jozic speaks at a news conference in Tokamachi, Niigata Prefecture, on May 21, the first day of his team's pre-World Cup practice.

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Croatia train in Tokamachi

NIIGATA, Japan - Robert Prosinecki (R) and other members of the Croatian soccer team run during a practice session in the town of Tokamachi, Niigata Prefecture, on May 21 ahead of the World Cup finals starting May 31.

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(9)Powerful quakes hit northern Japan along the Sea of Japan

TOKAMACHI, Japan - A house in Tokamachi, Niigata Prefecture, collapses after a series of strong earthquakes that rocked northern Japan along the Sea of Japan coast Oct. 23. (Kyodo)

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FEATURE: Ageing hamlet rejuvenated with soul-searching youth

Kanako Sato, a 29-year-old mother who relocated to the Iketani settlement to do farming, poses for a photo with her daughter at terraced paddy fields in the city of Tokamachi in Niigata Prefecture on Nov. 26, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Croatian coach meets press

TOKAMACHI, Japan - Croatian coach Mirko Jozic speaks at a news conference in Tokamachi, Niigata Prefecture, on May 21, the first day of his team's pre-World Cup practice.

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Croatia train in Tokamachi

NIIGATA, Japan - Robert Prosinecki (R) and other members of the Croatian soccer team run during a practice session in the town of Tokamachi, Niigata Prefecture, on May 21 ahead of the World Cup finals starting May 31.

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More snowfall expected in Sea of Japan areas

TOKAMACHI, Japan - A man from a primary school removes snow from a parking area near the gymnasium in the town of Tokamachi, Niigata Prefecture, on Jan. 6. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned on Jan. 6 that said snow will continue to fall heavily through Jan. 7 in Sea of Japan coastal areas of western and northern Honshu. (Kyodo)

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Heavy snow to hit Sea of Japan coast, Hokkaido

TOKAMACHI, Japan - A man removes snow from the roof of his house in Tokamachi, Niigata Prefecture, on Dec. 18. Snow that hit wide areas of the nation by Dec. 18 has paralyzed land and air traffic. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned that heavy snowfall may continue in regions along the Sea of Japan coast and some other parts of the country as the coldest air mass so far this season hits the Japanese archipelago. (Kyodo)

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Heavy snow warning issued for Sea of Japan coast

TOKAMACHI, Japan - A man removes snow from the roof of his house in Tokamachi town in Niigata Prefecture on Dec. 17. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned that heavy snow may fall in regions along the Sea of Japan coast and some other parts of the country as the season's coldest air mass covers the Japanese archipelago on Dec. 18. (Kyodo)

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Bridegroom-tossing event held in Niigata Pref.

TOKAMACHI, Japan - A bridegroom is tossed into the air before rolling five meters down a snow-covered slope to his wife in an event held in Tokamachi, Niigata Prefecture, on Jan. 15. Only couples who got married in the previous year can take part in the 300-year-old event. (Kyodo)

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Heavy snowfall in Niigata Pref.

NIIGATA, Japan - A man removes snow from the roof of a house in the city of Tokamachi, Niigata Prefecture, on Feb. 1, 2012. (Kyodo)

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'Groom throwing' festival in snowy area

NIIGATA, Japan - A man is tossed in Tokamachi, Niigata Prefecture, on Jan. 15, 2012, in a traditional annual festival held in the area on the Sea of Japan coast. Some grooms who got married in the previous year are thrown over a five-meter high slope into snow, originally in retaliation for taking women away from the village. (Kyodo)

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Wrestling: Yoshida to double as nat'l women's team coach toward 2020

Photo taken Sept. 9, 2016, in Tokamachi, Niigata Prefecture, shows Rio silver medalist Saori Yoshida. The three-time Olympic champion will double as a coach for the Japanese national women's wrestling team while continuing to compete in the lead-up to the 2020 Tokyo Games, a wrestling source said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo