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Doll festival in Nara temple

Hina dolls playing musical instruments are displayed during a seasonal event at Tsubosakadera Temple in Takatori, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on March 1, 2023, two days before Girls' Day celebration in Japan.

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Doll festival in Nara temple

Hina dolls are on display in a prayer hall during a seasonal event at Tsubosakadera Temple in Takatori, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on March 1, 2023, two days before Girls' Day celebration in Japan.

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Ruins of ancient tile kiln found in western Japan

KASHIHARA, Japan - A man holds a round tile of the same design as the one used for the main palace of the imperial capital Fujiwara-kyo (694-710) in Takatori, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2014. The kiln in the back is believed to have been used for making tiles for the palace.

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Ruins of ancient tile kiln found in western Japan

KASHIHARA, Japan - The remains of a tile kiln dating back to an era when Fujiwaka-kyo was the imperial capital (694-710) are shown to the press in Takatori, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2014. The kiln is believed to have been used for making tiles for the capital's main palace.

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Sharp's espresso machine-like tea maker Healsio Ocha Presso

OSAKA, Japan - A kimono-clad model poses with Sharp Corp.'s Healsio Ocha Presso, an espresso machine-like tea maker, on March 27, 2014, in the town of Takatori, Nara Prefecture in western Japan. The machine, to go on sale April 25, has a built-in ceramic tea mortar that mills tea leaves into a fine powder and thus is capable of brewing strongly flavored tea.

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15th anniv. of Great Hanshin quake

KOBE, Japan - People attend a ceremony at Takatori church in Kobe's Nagata Ward on Jan. 17, 2010, to mark the 15th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which killed more than 6,400 people.

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Japan's largest stone image of Buddha in nirvana

Japan's largest stone image of Buddha in nirvana is dedicated April 11 at the Tsubosaka Temple in Takatori, Nara Prefecture. The image, which measures 8 meters in length and weighs 30 tons, was carved by a group of Japanese and Indian sculptors in the southern Indian state of Karnataka over a two-year period and shipped to Japan in 26 pieces in January.

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Cherry blossoms at temple in Nara

Cherry trees are in full bloom at Tsubosaka temple in Takatori in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on April 6, 2022.

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Cherry blossoms at temple in Nara

Cherry trees are in full bloom at Tsubosaka temple in Takatori in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on April 6, 2022.

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Pacific Rim free trade deal signed in N.Z. ceremony

U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman (R) shakes hands with Shuichi Takatori, senior vice minister of Japan's Cabinet Office, after a signing ceremony for the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade accord and joint press conference in Auckland, New Zealand, on Feb. 4, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pacific Rim free trade deal signed in N.Z. ceremony

Shuichi Takatori, wearing kimono and representing Japan, signs the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade accord in a ceremony in Auckland, New Zealand, on Feb. 4, 2016. The senior vice minister of Japan's Cabinet Office took the place of Akira Amari, who had been Japan's lead negotiator for the TPP until resigning recently as minister for economic and fiscal policy and other Cabinet posts over a cash-for-favors scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pacific Rim free trade deal signed in N.Z. ceremony

Shuichi Takatori, wearing kimono and representing Japan, signs the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade accord in a ceremony in Auckland, New Zealand, on Feb. 4, 2016. The senior vice minister of Japan's Cabinet Office took the place of Akira Amari, who had been Japan's lead negotiator for the TPP until resigning recently as minister for economic and fiscal policy and other Cabinet posts over a cash-for-favors scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pacific Rim free trade deal signed in N.Z. ceremony

Shuichi Takatori, wearing kimono and representing Japan, attends a ministerial meeting ahead of a signing ceremony for the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade accord in Auckland, New Zealand, on Feb. 4, 2016. The senior vice minister of Japan's Cabinet Office took the place of Akira Amari, who had been Japan's lead negotiator for the TPP until resigning recently as minister for economic and fiscal policy and other Cabinet posts over a cash-for-favors scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takatori arrives in Auckland to attend TPP signing ceremony

Shuichi Takatori (C), senior vice minister of the Cabinet Office, arrives in Auckland, New Zealand, on Feb. 3, 2016, to attend a signing ceremony on Feb. 4 for the Trans-Pacific Partnership initiative. Takatori is there instead of Akira Amari, who had been Japan's lead negotiator for the TPP until his recent resignation as minister for economic and fiscal policy over a cash-for-favors scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takatori arrives in Auckland to attend TPP signing ceremony

Shuichi Takatori (C), senior vice minister of the Cabinet Office, arrives in Auckland, New Zealand, on Feb. 3, 2016, to attend a signing ceremony on Feb. 4 for the Trans-Pacific Partnership initiative. Takatori is there instead of Akira Amari, who had been Japan's lead negotiator for the TPP until his recent resignation as minister for economic and fiscal policy over a cash-for-favors scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan to send Cabinet Office's Takatori to TPP signing ceremony

Shuichi Takatori, senior vice minister of the Cabinet Office, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2016, following the government's decision to dispatch him to a signing ceremony for a Pacific free trade initiative in New Zealand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan to send Cabinet Office's Takatori to TPP signing ceremony

Shuichi Takatori, senior vice minister of the Cabinet Office, arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2016. It was announced the same day that Takatori will be dispatched to a signing ceremony on Feb. 4 in New Zealand for the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade initiative in place of Akira Amari, who had been Japan's lead negotiator for the TPP until his recent resignation due to a cash-for-favors scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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15th anniv. of Great Hanshin quake

KOBE, Japan - People attend a ceremony at Takatori church in Kobe's Nagata Ward on Jan. 17, 2010, to mark the 15th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which killed more than 6,400 people. (Kyodo)

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Visit to war-linked Yasukuni shrine

Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Shuichi Takatori (R) visits Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo, seen by China and South Korea as a symbol of Japan's wartime militarism, to send a ritual offering in place of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Aug. 15, 2020, the 75th anniversary of its World War II surrender.

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Ruins of "ondol" Korean underfloor heating system found in west Japan

The remnants of a smoke path stretching from a fire hole to the building under an "ondol" Korean underfloor heating system are shown to the press in Takatori, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on July 30, 2015. They are believed to have been made by people from the Korean Peninsula in the late fifth century. ==Kyodo

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Ruins of large-walled 5th-century structure found in western Japan

The remnants of a large-walled structure believed to have been built by people from the Korean Peninsula in the late fifth century are shown to the press in Takatori, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on July 30, 2015. The ruins of what is believed to have been an "ondol" Korean underfloor heating system are seen in the back on the left side. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's largest stone image of Buddha in nirvana

Japan's largest stone image of Buddha in nirvana is dedicated April 11 at the Tsubosaka Temple in Takatori, Nara Prefecture. The image, which measures 8 meters in length and weighs 30 tons, was carved by a group of Japanese and Indian sculptors in the southern Indian state of Karnataka over a two-year period and shipped to Japan in 26 pieces in January. ==Kyodo