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Imitation chrysanthemum production peaks in western Japan

TANABE, Japan, April 3 Kyodo - Production of imitation chrysanthemum flowers peaks in the city of Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on April 3, 2025, ahead of a three-day annual festival at the Kumano Hongu Taisha, a World Heritage-listed shrine, starting on April 13. (Kyodo)

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Imitation chrysanthemum production peaks in western Japan

Production of imitation chrysanthemum flowers peaks in the city of Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on April 3, 2025, ahead of a three-day annual festival at the Kumano Hongu Taisha, a World Heritage-listed shrine, starting on April 13.

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Imitation chrysanthemum production peaks in western Japan

Production of imitation chrysanthemum flowers peaks in the city of Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on April 3, 2025, ahead of a three-day annual festival at the Kumano Hongu Taisha, a World Heritage-listed shrine, starting on April 13.

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US: EF-1 Tornado Touches Down In Athens, AL, Leaving Devastating Damage

The National Weather Service in Huntsville has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in downtown Athens, Alabama, on Saturday night, December 28.

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[Breaking news] Imitation chrysanthemum production peaks in Wakayama

TANABE, Japan, April 4 Kyodo - Production of imitation chrysanthemum flowers peaks at Kumano Hongu Taisha in the Wakayama Prefecture city of Tanabe, western Japan, on April 4, 2024, ahead of an annual festival at the World Heritage-listed shrine, set to be held for three days from April 13. (Kyodo)

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Imitation chrysanthemum production peaks in Wakayama

Production of imitation chrysanthemum flowers peaks at Kumano Hongu Taisha in the Wakayama Prefecture city of Tanabe, western Japan, on April 4, 2024, ahead of an annual festival at the World Heritage-listed shrine, set to be held for three days from April 13.

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Imitation chrysanthemum production peaks in Wakayama

Production of imitation chrysanthemum flowers peaks at Kumano Hongu Taisha in the Wakayama Prefecture city of Tanabe, western Japan, on April 4, 2024, ahead of an annual festival at the World Heritage-listed shrine, set to be held for three days from April 13.

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First swim of 2024

People frolic in the sea for a "first swim of the year" event at a beach in the Wakayama Prefecture city of Tanabe, western Japan, on Jan. 2, 2024.

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Famous poet Yosano Akiko's handwritten poem found

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Hiroshi Noguchi of Wakayama Prefecture holds a newly discovered handwritten poem by well-known poet Yosano Akiko (1878-1942) and the stone mentioned in the poem in this undated photo taken in Tanabe City. The poem was found with the stone in Noguchi's home. Noguchi's grandfather Ritaro was a rock collector.

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Japanese, Spanish cities sign tourism exchange pact

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Mitsutoshi Manago (L), mayor of Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, and Reyes Leis Rodriguez, deputy mayor of Spain's Santiago de Compostela, display a tourism exchange agreement signed in the western Japanese city on July 6, 2014. Both cities have old pilgrimage routes listed as UNESCO World Heritage sites.

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Hiroshima A-bomb survivors' testimony tapes

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Masaaki Tanabe, who is working on a project to re-create images of areas near ground zero in Hiroshima with computer graphics, on May 30, 2011, holds audiotapes of testimonies from over 100 survivors of the 1945 atomic bombing at his office in Hiroshima. The local residents who had been living within a radius of 500 meters from the ground zero before the bombing spoke about their experiences in around 1965-70, about 20 years after the atomic bombing on the city during World War II.

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World's oldest man celebrates 113th birthday

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Tomoji Tanabe (L), the world oldest man, is congratulated by Miyakonojo Mayor Makoto Nagamine at his home in the city, Miyazaki Prefecture on Sept. 18 as he turned 113 years. Tanabe was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's oldest man in June last year.

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World's oldest man in Japan celebrates 112th birthday

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Tomoji Tanabe (R), a Japanese man who has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest man, is presented with flowers by Miyakonojo Mayor Makoto Nagamine at his home in the city in Miyazaki Prefecture on Sept. 18 to celebrate his 112th birthday.

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Miyazaki man listed as world's oldest male

MIYAZAKI, Japan - A 111-year-old man, Tomoji Tanabe (file photo taken September 2006), living in Miyakonojo, Miyazaki Prefecture, has been listed by the Guinness Book of Records as the world's oldest male, the city government said June 15.

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(4)At least 10 still inside derailed train's 1st car

KYOTO, Japan - Students at Doshisha University weep during a service at the university in the city of Tanabe, Kyoto Prefecture, on April 27 for friends killed in a JR West train accident in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture.

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Children pray for Japan's World Cup victory

Children pray for Japan's victory in the knockout stage of the football World Cup at Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine in the Wakayama Prefecture city of Tanabe, western Japan, on Dec. 3, 2022. Japan will play Croatia on Dec. 5 after finishing top of Group E.

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Children pray for Japan's World Cup victory

Children pray for Japan's victory in the knockout stage of the football World Cup at Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine in the Wakayama Prefecture city of Tanabe, western Japan, on Dec. 3, 2022. Japan will play Croatia on Dec. 5 after finishing top of Group E.

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"Shimenawa" rope replacement at western Japan shrine

A giant "shimenawa" sacred straw festoon is replaced at World Heritage-listed Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine in the western Japan city of Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, on Dec. 1, 2022, ahead of New Year.

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"Shimenawa" rope replacement at western Japan shrine

A giant "shimenawa" sacred straw festoon is replaced at World Heritage-listed Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine in the western Japan city of Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, on Dec. 1, 2022, ahead of New Year.

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Making of imitation chrysanthemums peaks ahead of shrine festival

Photo taken on March 31, 2022, in the Wakayama Prefecture city of Tanabe, western Japan, shows imitation chrysanthemum flowers, whose production peaked ahead of an annual festival at World Heritage-listed Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine, set to be held for three days from April 13.

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Making of imitation chrysanthemums peaks ahead of shrine festival

Photo taken on March 31, 2022, in the Wakayama Prefecture city of Tanabe, western Japan, shows imitation chrysanthemum flowers, whose production peaked ahead of an annual festival at World Heritage-listed Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine, set to be held for three days from April 13.

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First swim of 2022

Participants frolic in the sea in a "First Swim of the Year" event in the Wakayama Prefecture city of Tanabe, western Japan, on Jan. 2, 2022.

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Movie replicating Hiroshima townscape before A-bombing screened

Filmmaker Masaaki Tanabe, who has reproduced the streetscape of Hiroshima before it was destroyed by an atomic bomb in his movie with computer graphics, speaks at a premiere of "Shirarezaru Hiroshima no shinjitsu to genbaku no jittai," meaning unknown truth of Hiroshima and reality of atomic bombing, in the western Japanese city on June 5, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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A-Bomb Dome image before bombing reproduced with CG

This is an image of the Hiroshima Prefectural Commercial Exhibition Hall, now known as the Atomic Bomb Dome, before it was damaged by the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, reproduced with computer graphics. The image appears in a new movie by filmmaker Masaaki Tanabe in which the scenery of the western Japanese city before the bombing is replicated. The movie was screened in Hiroshima in June 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hiroshima streetscape before A-bombing replicated with CG

This is a still frame taken from a new movie by filmmaker Masaaki Tanabe, replicating the streetscape of Hiroshima around the Hiroshima Prefectural Commercial Exhibition Hall (front R), now known as the Atomic Bomb Dome, before it was destroyed by the 1945 atomic bombing, using computer graphics. The movie was screened in the western Japanese city in June 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World's oldest man celebrates 113th birthday

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Tomoji Tanabe (L), the world oldest man, is congratulated by Miyakonojo Mayor Makoto Nagamine at his home in the city, Miyazaki Prefecture on Sept. 18 as he turned 113 years. Tanabe was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's oldest man in June last year. (Kyodo)

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World's oldest man in Japan celebrates 112th birthday

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Tomoji Tanabe (R), a Japanese man who has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest man, is presented with flowers by Miyakonojo Mayor Makoto Nagamine at his home in the city in Miyazaki Prefecture on Sept. 18 to celebrate his 112th birthday. (Kyodo)

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Miyazaki man listed as world's oldest male

MIYAZAKI, Japan - A 111-year-old man, Tomoji Tanabe (file photo taken September 2006), living in Miyakonojo, Miyazaki Prefecture, has been listed by the Guinness Book of Records as the world's oldest male, the city government said June 15. (Kyodo)

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(4)At least 10 still inside derailed train's 1st car

KYOTO, Japan - Students at Doshisha University weep during a service at the university in the city of Tanabe, Kyoto Prefecture, on April 27 for friends killed in a JR West train accident in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Narita Foods president arrested for alleged pork tariff evasion

CHIBA, Japan - Masaaki Tanabe, president of meat wholesaler Narita Foods Co.Aleaves his home in the city of Abiko, Chiba Prefecture, on Feb. 6 to be questioned by prosecutors on suspicion of evading some 5.9 billion yen in tariffs that are imposed on low-priced pork imports to protect domestic producers. (Kyodo)

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A teahouse above the hundred steps of Motomachi,Yokohama

Tanabe-no-Chaya (Tanabe Teahouse) was located in the Sengen Shinto Shrine precincts at the top of the Motomachi Hyakudan (100 steps) located on Motomachi Street. This place attracted many visitors because it commanded a panoramic view of the city. Unfortunately, everything, including the steps, was destroyed by the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. The shrine was later rebuilt at the foot of the hill.==Date:unknown, Place:Yokohama, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number64‐65‐0]

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Hiroshima A-bomb survivors' testimony tapes

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Masaaki Tanabe, who is working on a project to re-create images of areas near ground zero in Hiroshima with computer graphics, on May 30, 2011, holds audiotapes of testimonies from over 100 survivors of the 1945 atomic bombing at his office in Hiroshima. The local residents who had been living within a radius of 500 meters from the ground zero before the bombing spoke about their experiences in around 1965-70, about 20 years after the atomic bombing on the city during World War II. (Kyodo)

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Japanese, Spanish cities sign tourism exchange pact

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Mitsutoshi Manago (L), mayor of Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, and Reyes Leis Rodriguez, deputy mayor of Spain's Santiago de Compostela, display a tourism exchange agreement signed in the western Japanese city on July 6, 2014. Both cities have old pilgrimage routes listed as UNESCO World Heritage sites. (Kyodo)

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First swim of 2021

People frolic in the sea in the Wakayama Prefecture city of Tanabe, western Japan, in a "First Swim of the Year" event on Jan. 2, 2021.

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Wakayama pickled plums for COVID-19-battling medical staff

Photo taken June 3, 2020, shows Nankobai pickled plums the Wakayama Prefecture city of Tanabe sends to COVID-19-battling hospitals in friendship cities in Hokkaido, Ibaraki and Shimane prefectures in a project to cheer up medical staff with its specialty food. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shimenawa rope replacement at western Japan shrine

A giant "shimenawa" sacred straw festoon is replaced at World Heritage-listed Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine in the western Japan city of Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, on Dec. 16, 2019, ahead of New Year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shimenawa rope replacement at western Japan shrine

A giant "shimenawa" sacred straw festoon is replaced at World Heritage-listed Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine in the western Japan city of Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, on Dec. 16, 2019, ahead of New Year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo