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Foreign tourists hit record in April

Foreign tourists walk on a street leading to Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine in Dazaifu in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka on May 21, 2025. The number of foreign tourists to Japan hit a monthly record of 3,908,900 in April.

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Plum blossom-viewing festival in Kyoto

An open-air tea ceremony is held during a plum blossom-viewing festival at Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 25, 2025, with "maiko" and "geiko" traditional Japanese entertainers serving tea to visitors.

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Plum blossom-viewing festival in Kyoto

An open-air tea ceremony is held during a plum blossom-viewing festival at Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 25, 2025, with "maiko" and "geiko" traditional Japanese entertainers serving tea to visitors.

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Plum blossom-viewing festival in Kyoto

An open-air tea ceremony is held during a plum blossom-viewing festival at Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 25, 2025, with "maiko" and "geiko" traditional Japanese entertainers serving tea to visitors.

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Giant votive set up at shrine ahead of New Year

A giant "ema" votive tablet with an illustration of a snake stands at the Domyoji Tenmangu shrine in Fujiidera, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 13, 2024, ahead of the Year of the Snake in the Chinese zodiac.

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Outdoor poetry party in Kyoto

People dressed in traditional attire take part in "Kyokusui no En," a reenactment of the Heian aristocrats' poetry party, in a garden at the Kitano Tenmangu shrine in the western Japan city of Kyoto on Nov. 3, 2023. (Kyodo)

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Outdoor poetry party in Kyoto

A sake cup is sent flowing down a stream in a garden during Kyokusui no En, a reenactment of the Heian aristocrats' poetry party, at the Kitano Tenmangu shrine in the western Japan city of Kyoto on Nov. 3, 2023.

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Outdoor poetry party in Kyoto

People dressed in traditional attire take part in "Kyokusui no En," a reenactment of the Heian aristocrats' poetry party, in a garden at the Kitano Tenmangu shrine in the western Japan city of Kyoto on Nov. 3, 2023.

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Travelers to Japan top 10 mil. in Jan.-June

Foreign tourists walk on the approach to Dazaifu Tenmangu temple in southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on July 19, 2023. Government data shows foreign arrivals to Japan from January to June topped 10 million for the first time since the same period in 2019 before the coronavirus pandemic.

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Dazaifu Tenmangu Temporary Hall Opened to the Public Designed by Mr. Fujimoto of Osaka Expo

Architects of famous Sou Fujimoto designed participated in part of the renovation project of the ``Gohonden'' ,located in Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, Fukuoka Prefecture on the 12th and The Kariden, designed by Sou Fujimoto, has been released to the press.

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Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine interim hall

Dazaifu Tenmangu, a Shinto shrine with a history of more than 1,100 years, in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture in southwestern Japan, unveils on May 12, 2023, a temporary hall built ahead of the first renovation of its main hall in 124 years slated to start in late May. The temporary hall designed by Japanese architect Sosuke Fujimoto will be used until the completion of the main hall in 2026.

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Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine interim hall

Dazaifu Tenmangu, a Shinto shrine with a history of more than 1,100 years, in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture in southwestern Japan, unveils on May 12, 2023, a temporary hall built ahead of the first renovation of its main hall in 124 years slated to start in late May. The temporary hall designed by Japanese architect Sosuke Fujimoto will be used until the completion of the main hall in 2026.

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Plum blossom viewing at shrine

Japanese traditional professional entertainers known as "geiko" and their apprentice "maiko" serve tea at a plum blossom-viewing event at Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto on Feb. 25, 2023.

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Plum blossom viewing at shrine

Japanese traditional professional entertainers known as "geiko" serve tea at a plum blossom-viewing event at Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto on Feb. 25, 2023.

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Plum blossom viewing at shrine

Japanese traditional professional entertainers known as "geiko" serve tea at a plum blossom-viewing event at Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto on Feb. 25, 2023.

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Plum blossom viewing at shrine

Japanese traditional professional entertainers known as "geiko" serve tea at a plum blossom-viewing event at Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto on Feb. 25, 2023.

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Fukuda receives flowering plum bonsai from shrine's 'Plum Mission'

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda receives two pots of blossoming plum bonsai at the Prime Minister's Office on Feb. 6 from members of the ''Plum Mission'' of Tenmangu shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture.

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"Omikuji" for Japanese World Cup squad

DAZAIFU, Japan - Women tie blue-colored "omikuji" messages of fortune at the Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on May 10, 2014, in support of Japan's national football squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, which will begin on June 12.

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Osaka shrine's flower girls call for proper sales tax payment

OSAKA, Japan - Flower girls of Osaka Tenmangu shrine accompany a procession through the Tenjinbashisuji shopping arcade in Osaka on April 1, 2014, calling on people to pay the consumption tax. Japan's sales tax rate was raised from 5 percent to 8 percent on April 1.

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Fukushima school head hangs nameplate on plum tree at shrine

FUKUOKA, Japan - Minoru Honma, the principal of Fukushima High School, hangs a nameplate on one of the young plum trees at Dazaifu Tenmangu, a Shinto shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, western Japan, before the saplings are donated to the Fukushima prefectural school damaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine to donate plum trees to Fukushima school

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nobuyoshi Nishitakatsuji (C), chief priest of Dazaifu Tenmangu, a Shinto shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, western Japan, poses with Minoru Honma (L), the principal of Fukushima High School, and graduate Yuji Shinogi in front of young plum trees before their transportation to the school in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, ravaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Abe meets 'plum mission'

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe receives pots of blossoming plum bonsai from members of the "plum mission" of Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2014.

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Bullfinch exchange festival in Osaka Pref.

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - Women exchange bags containing wooden bullfinch dolls at the "Uso Kae" (Bullfinch Exchange) festival held at the Domyoji Tenmangu, a Shinto shrine in Fujiidera, Osaka Prefecture, on Jan. 25, 2014.

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Harumafuji at Dazaifu

DAZAIFU, Japan - New yokozuna Harumafuji dedicates a sumo ring-entering ceremony to Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2012.

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Harumafuji at Dazaifu

DAZAIFU, Japan - New yokozuna Harumafuji dedicates a sumo ring-entering ceremony to Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2012.

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Geisha tea ceremony

KYOTO, Japan - ''Geiko'' geisha and ''maiko'' apprentice geisha perform a tea ceremony during a plum blossom festival at Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto on Feb. 25, 2011.

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Plum Blossom Festival at Kitano Tenmangu in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Geisha and apprentice geisha known as maiko serve tea to visitors at an open-air tea ceremony at the Plum Blossom Festival at Kitano Tenmangu, a shrine in Kyoto, on Feb. 25, 2010. Some 1,500 red and white plum blossoms are in bloom.

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Asashoryu performs sumo ring ritual at Osaka shrine

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu (C) performs a sumo ring ritual at Osaka Tenmangu Shrine in Osaka on March 4 in front of around 1,000 spectators. The ritual was performed at the shrine for the first time since 1949.

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Asashoryu performs ring ritual at Osaka shrine

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu performs a sumo ritual ceremony at Osaka Tenmangu Shrine in Osaka on March 4 in front of around 1,000 spectators. The ritual was performed at the shrine for the first time since 1949.

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Women carry portable shrine in Tenjin Festival

OSAKA, Japan - Women carry portable shrines past the Osaka Tenmangu Shrine and through the streets in Osaka in the annual Tenjin Festival on July 23.

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Women carry portable shrine in Tenjin Festival

OSAKA, Japan - Women carry portable shrines past the Osaka Tenmangu Shrine and through the streets in Osaka in the annual Tenjin Festival on July 23.

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Plum blossoms-viewing festival in Kyoto

A tea ceremony is held during a plum blossom-viewing festival at Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 25, 2022.

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Plum blossoms-viewing festival in Kyoto

A tea ceremony is held during a plum blossom-viewing festival at Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 25, 2022.

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Flower garden at Kyoto shrine

Apprentice geiko, known as maiko, look at "ume" Japanese apricots in a newly created flower garden at Kyoto's Kitano Tenmangu shrine on Jan. 26, 2022.

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Flower garden at Kyoto shrine

Apprentice geiko, known as maiko, look at "ume" Japanese apricots in a newly created flower garden at Kyoto's Kitano Tenmangu shrine on Jan. 26, 2022.

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Flower garden at Kyoto shrine

Apprentice geiko, known as maiko, walk in a newly created flower garden at Kyoto's Kitano Tenmangu shrine on Jan. 26, 2022.

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Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 28, 2021, shows Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto, western Japan.

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Asashoryu performs sumo ring ritual at Osaka shrine

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu (C) performs a sumo ring ritual at Osaka Tenmangu Shrine in Osaka on March 4 in front of around 1,000 spectators. The ritual was performed at the shrine for the first time since 1949. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu performs ring ritual at Osaka shrine

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu performs a sumo ritual ceremony at Osaka Tenmangu Shrine in Osaka on March 4 in front of around 1,000 spectators. The ritual was performed at the shrine for the first time since 1949. (Kyodo)

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Japanese apricot blossom festival at Kyoto shrine

Geisha and "maiko" apprentice geisha entertainers welcome visitors to a Japanese apricot blossom festival on Feb. 25, 2016, at the Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, where some 1,500 red and white apricot trees are in bloom. The annual festival, held on the anniversary of the death of Sugawara no Michizane, a ninth century scholar and poet enshrined there, has a history dating back about 900 years, according to the shrine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese apricot blossom festival at Kyoto shrine

Geisha and "maiko" apprentice geisha entertainers welcome visitors to a Japanese apricot blossom festival on Feb. 25, 2016, at the Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, where some 1,500 red and white apricot trees are in bloom. The annual festival, held on the anniversary of the death of Sugawara no Michizane, a ninth century scholar and poet enshrined there, has a history dating back about 900 years, according to the shrine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Geisha welcome visitors to plum blossom festival

Geisha welcome visitors to a Japanese plum blossom festival with tea on Feb. 25, 2015, at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto, which has around 1,500 plum trees. The festival has a history of about 900 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Geisha welcome visitors to plum blossom festival

Geisha welcome visitors to a Japanese plum blossom festival with tea on Feb. 25, 2015, at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto, which has around 1,500 plum trees. The festival has a history of about 900 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Geisha welcome visitors to plum blossom festival

Geisha welcome visitors to a Japanese plum blossom festival with tea on Feb. 25, 2015, at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto, which has around 1,500 plum trees. The festival has a history of about 900 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyoto shrine festival

A plum blossom festival is held at the Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 25, 2021, with participants wearing face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Kyoto shrine festival

A plum blossom festival is held at the Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 25, 2021, with participants wearing face masks and maintaining social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Tea ceremony at Kyoto shrine

A tea ceremony is held at the Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 25, 2021, with two women wearing face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Osaka's miso pastes inherit taste over century

Photo taken April 12, 2016 in Osaka's Kita Ward, shows the entrance of Torii Miso, a shop selling fermented soybean pastes near Osaka Tenmangu, a Shinto shrine in the western Japan city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Women carry portable shrine in Tenjin Festival

OSAKA, Japan - Women carry portable shrines past the Osaka Tenmangu Shrine and through the streets in Osaka in the annual Tenjin Festival on July 23. (Kyodo)

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Women carry portable shrine in Tenjin Festival

OSAKA, Japan - Women carry portable shrines past the Osaka Tenmangu Shrine and through the streets in Osaka in the annual Tenjin Festival on July 23. (Kyodo)