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Exterior of Tondabayashi City Hall, signboard

Exterior of Tondabayashi City Hall, signboard=Date:October 23, 2023, Place:Osaka

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Exterior of Tondabayashi City Hall, signboard

Exterior of Tondabayashi City Hall, signboard=Date:October 23, 2023, Place:Osaka

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Festival in Nara welcomes demons kicked out elsewhere

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - A traditional Japanese "setsubun" festival commemorating the turn from winter to spring is held at Kimpusenji, a temple on Mt. Yoshino in Nara Prefecture, on Feb. 3, 2014. The festival at the temple in western Japan, which is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site, is unique because while other similar events are held to ward off demons and bring in fortune, this one welcomes both.

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Descendants of Domyoji battle warlords gather in Osaka Pref.

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - Three men, descended from warlords who fought in the battle of Domyoji, a battle in 1615 in western Japan between the armies of the Tokugawa and Toyotomi factions, join hands in Fujiidera, Osaka Prefecture, on Nov. 18, 2014, in front of a newly erected monument for the historical battle.

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Unique postcards to PR western Japan city

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - Postcards designed like "Iroha Karuta" Japanese card matching game to promote Osaka Prefecture's Kawachinagano by introducing popular spots are shown in this photo. The postcards are on sale to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Kawachinagano's city status marked in 2014.

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Unique postcards to PR western Japan city

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - A postcard designed like "Iroha Karuta" Japanese card matching game to promote Osaka Prefecture's Kawachinagano by introducing popular spots is shown in this photo. The postcards are on sale to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Kawachinagano's city status marked in 2014.

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'Kemari' kickball festa held in Nara's Tanzan Shrine

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - A "kemari" kickball festival is held at Tanzan Shrine in Nara Prefecture's Sakurai, western Japan, on Nov. 3, 2014, with "players" in traditional attire kicking a deerskin ball to one another without touching the ground.

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Feudal-era wooden tablet depicts rare sumo technique

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - A wooden votive "ema" tablet from the Edo period (1603-1867) kept at a shrine in Kawachinagano, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, is seen in the western Japanese city on Oct. 16, 2014. The tablet depicts a sumo technique known as "kawazu-gake," or a leg-entangled throw.

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Goods featuring Hello Kitty and local mascot promote old pond

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - Products featuring "Sayarin," a local mascot promoting Osakasayama City in Osaka Prefecture, and Hello Kitty were shown at Osakasayama City hall on Sept. 1, 2014. The goods were put on sale to promote the western Japanese city's Sayamaike, Japan's oldest reservoir dating back to the Asuka period (592-710).

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New grapes 'Ponta' to become available around 2021

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - Bunches of new grapes initially cultivated by crossing different types of grapes by the Research Institute of Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries, Osaka Prefecture in 1973 is seen in the city of Habikino on Aug. 28, 2014. The grapes, named "Ponta," are expected to be sold around 2021 as the institute has recently applied for variety registration after the regulation for the use of plant growth regulators was eased.

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Japanese to conduct all Beethoven symphonies for charity

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - Opera/musical conductor Masaki Imura poses in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 27, 2014, ahead of the planned performance of all of Beethoven's nine symphonies in Kawachinagano, another Osaka city, on Aug. 31. All the income from the performances will be donated to help victims of the 2011 earthquake.

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Osaka flower garden starts lotus blossom event

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - The Osaka Prefectural Flower Garden in Kawachinagano, western Japan, begins an early-morning lotus blossom-viewing event on July 19, 2014.

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Mascot characters gather from various localities

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - Mascot characters representing various localities gather for an event in Kawachinagano, Osaka Prefecture, on July 6, 2014.

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Wind chime festival starts in Nara Pref. temple

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - The wind chime festival begins at Ofusa Kannon, known as the temple of roses and wind chimes in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, on July 1, 2014.

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Children plant 'miracle' rice seedlings

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - Elementary school students in Tondabayashi, Osaka Prefecture, on May 25, 2014, plant rice seedlings cultivated from the seeds of rice plants that were growing in the debris from the March 2011 tsunami disaster in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture.

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'Tower of jewels' attracts people at Osaka flower garden

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - Visitors to the Osaka Prefectural Flower Garden look at an Echium Wildpretii, a species of flowering plant commonly called the "Tower of Jewels," in Kawachinagano, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on May 23, 2014.

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Kawachinagano marks 60th anniversary of city status

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - "Danjiri" floats gather before the city hall of Kawachinagano in Osaka Prefecture during an event to celebrate the 60th anniversary of municipalization on May 18, 2014.

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350 Carp streamers fly in Osaka Pref.

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - A total of 350 carp streamers fly over the Ishikawa river in Tondabayashi, Osaka Prefecture in western Japan, on April 22, 2014, ahead of the May 5 Children's Day.

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Pre-spring fire festival takes place in western Japan

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - Men carry a 120-kilogram, 4.5-meter-high torch at a fire festival called "Dadaoshi" at the snow-covered Hasedera temple in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 14, 2014, in a traditional rite praying for the early advent of spring.

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Guidebook on shops in Osaka's Tondabayashi

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - Tontan, a guidebook introducing some 250 shops in Tondabayashi, Osaka Prefecture, as pictured on Feb. 5, 2014, is being distributed for free at local public facilities and other locations from February. It also includes information on cycling courses as well as the historical district of Tondabayashi Jinaimachi.

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Shinto ritual in Nara Pref. to determine market price of ''somen'' noodles

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - Women perform the ''Somen Kakeuta'' on Feb. 5, 2014, during Bokujosai, a Shinto ritual at Omiwa Shrine in the city of Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, that determines the year's market price for thin ''somen'' noodles. The area is famous for handmade Miwa somen noodles.

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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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"Renka-chan" mascot completes blog travel

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - "Renka-chan" (center right), the mascot of Katsuragi, Nara Prefecture, is greeted by fellow mascots at Asukadera, a temple in the western Japan prefecture, on Nov. 6, 2013, as she completes her trek of what is believed to be the oldest state-funded road. Renka-chan posted blog reports of her travel on the 1,400-year-old road that connects Nara with Osaka.

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Aiming for heritage status for reservoirs

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - Osakasayama Mayor Tomoyoshi Yoshida (R) and Gimje Mayor Lee Gun Sik shake hands after signing a document of mutual cooperation aiming to put ancient water reservoirs the Japanese and South Korean cities both host on the World Heritage list, at the Osakasayama city office in Osaka Prefecture on June 27, 2012. The Sayamaike reservoir built in the early seventh century in Osakasayama and South Korea's Byuk Gol Jae reservoir dating from the early fourth century were built using the same method in which leaves are inserted between layers of earth for fortification, representing East Asia's ancient irrigation techniques.

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Fireworks delight 310,000 spectators in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Spectators at an annual fireworks festival in Tondabayashi, Osaka Prefecture, enjoy the show Aug. 1, with some 120,000 fireworks lighting up the sky. Police said a total of 310,000 people attended the show, which is sponsored by the Church of Perfect Liberty every year.

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Funeral for a female junior high student who committed suicide i

OSAKA, Japan - Students attend a funeral for a female junior high school student who killed herself by jumping from an apartment building in Tondabayashi,Osaka Prefecture. Her school began investigating the case on Nov. 13 on the assumption that bullying was behind her death. The photo was taken on Nov. 14, 2006. (Kyodo)

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Sunflower field maze in Japan

Children walk in a maze made in a sunflower field in the western Japanese city of Tondabayashi on Aug. 13, 2015. Local people made the maze by growing 900 sunflowers on idle farmland to entertain children during summer vacation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mayor pitches barbecue party for fans of pro baseball team in west Japan

Mayor Toshiki Tada of Tondabayashi in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, announces at his office on May 25, 2015, that the professional baseball team Orix Buffaloes will join the city and a farming cooperative organization in holding a giant barbecue party for fans of the team at a place near the Tondabayashi Buffaloes Stadium after an official game on July 25. Twenty-five players of the club's farm team will join the party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pupils in Osaka Pref. learn how to cultivate rice seeds

Fifth graders in Tondabayashi, Osaka Prefecture, on May 12, 2015, learn from a local farmer how to cultivate rice seeds in buckets. The rice seeds were harvested from "miracle rice" provided by a nonprofit organization in Iwate Prefecture in February 2014 as a token of appreciation for support for the area affected by the 2011 disaster. The "miracle rice" was derived from the crops found growing in land hit by the 2011 tsunami in northeastern Japan following the Great East Japan Earthquake. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Descendants of Domyoji battle warlords gather in Osaka Pref.

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - Three men, descended from warlords who fought in the battle of Domyoji, a battle in 1615 in western Japan between the armies of the Tokugawa and Toyotomi factions, join hands in Fujiidera, Osaka Prefecture, on Nov. 18, 2014, in front of a newly erected monument for the historical battle. (Kyodo)

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Unique postcards to PR western Japan city

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - A postcard designed like "Iroha Karuta" Japanese card matching game to promote Osaka Prefecture's Kawachinagano by introducing popular spots is shown in this photo. The postcards are on sale to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Kawachinagano's city status marked in 2014. (Kyodo)

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Feudal-era wooden tablet depicts rare sumo technique

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - A wooden votive "ema" tablet from the Edo period (1603-1867) kept at a shrine in Kawachinagano, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, is seen in the western Japanese city on Oct. 16, 2014. The tablet depicts a sumo technique known as "kawazu-gake," or a leg-entangled throw. (Kyodo)

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Goods featuring Hello Kitty and local mascot promote old pond

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - Products featuring "Sayarin," a local mascot promoting Osakasayama City in Osaka Prefecture, and Hello Kitty were shown at Osakasayama City hall on Sept. 1, 2014. The goods were put on sale to promote the western Japanese city's Sayamaike, Japan's oldest reservoir dating back to the Asuka period (592-710). (Kyodo)

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New grapes 'Ponta' to become available around 2021

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - Bunches of new grapes initially cultivated by crossing different types of grapes by the Research Institute of Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries, Osaka Prefecture in 1973 is seen in the city of Habikino on Aug. 28, 2014. The grapes, named "Ponta," are expected to be sold around 2021 as the institute has recently applied for variety registration after the regulation for the use of plant growth regulators was eased. (Kyodo)

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Japanese to conduct all Beethoven symphonies for charity

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - Opera/musical conductor Masaki Imura poses in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 27, 2014, ahead of the planned performance of all of Beethoven's nine symphonies in Kawachinagano, another Osaka city, on Aug. 31. All the income from the performances will be donated to help victims of the 2011 earthquake. (Kyodo)

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Osaka flower garden starts lotus blossom event

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - The Osaka Prefectural Flower Garden in Kawachinagano, western Japan, begins an early-morning lotus blossom-viewing event on July 19, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Wind chime festival starts in Nara Pref. temple

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - The wind chime festival begins at Ofusa Kannon, known as the temple of roses and wind chimes in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, on July 1, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Rice grown from tsunami-hit town seedlings harvested

Children harvest rice in Tondabayashi, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 13, 2020. The rice was cultivated from seedlings brought from Otsuchi, a northeastern Japan town devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Rice planting in Osaka

Children plant rice seedlings in Tondabayashi, Osaka Prefecture, on June 7, 2020, which were brought from Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, one of the places hit by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rice planting in Osaka

Children plant rice seedlings in Tondabayashi, Osaka Prefecture, on June 7, 2020, which were brought from Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, one of the places hit by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kale garden designed with shape of boar

Photo taken on Nov. 27, 2018 shows a kale garden at the Savor Farm in Tondabayashi in Osaka Prefecture designed with the shape of a boar, ahead of the Year of Boar next year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fireworks light up sky in western Japan's Tondabayashi

The annual fireworks show by the Church of Perfect Liberty is held at its headquarters in Tondabayashi, Osaka Prefecture in western Japan. The event, one of Japan's largest fireworks displays, has been held by the religious group since 1953. (Multiple exposure photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fireworks light up sky in western Japan's Tondabayashi

The annual fireworks show by the Church of Perfect Liberty is held at its headquarters in Tondabayashi, Osaka Prefecture in western Japan. The event, one of Japan's largest fireworks displays, has been held by the religious group since 1953. (Multiple exposure photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fireworks light up sky in western Japan's Tondabayashi

The annual fireworks show by the Church of Perfect Liberty is held at its headquarters in Tondabayashi, Osaka Prefecture in western Japan. The event, one of Japan's largest fireworks displays, has been held by the religious group since 1953. (Multiple exposure photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Carp wind socks flutter in Osaka Pref. city

Four hundred colorful carp-shaped wind socks flutter in Tondabayashi, Osaka Prefecture, after they were put on display by a non-profit organization on April 9, 2017. They will be exhibited until May 14. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Seasonal tradition: fireworks in Osaka

Fireworks light up the sky at the 63th annual fireworks festival in Tondabayashi, Osaka Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2016. The festival is hosted by the Church of Perfect Liberty. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Seasonal tradition: fireworks in Osaka

Fireworks light up the sky at the 63th annual fireworks festival in Tondabayashi, Osaka Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2016. The festival is hosted by the Church of Perfect Liberty. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fireworks delight 310,000 spectators in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Spectators at an annual fireworks festival in Tondabayashi, Osaka Prefecture, enjoy the show Aug. 1, with some 120,000 fireworks lighting up the sky. Police said a total of 310,000 people attended the show, which is sponsored by the Church of Perfect Liberty every year.

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Fireworks delight 310,000 spectators in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Spectators at an annual fireworks festival in Tondabayashi, Osaka Prefecture, enjoy the show Aug. 1, with some 120,000 fireworks lighting up the sky. Police said a total of 310,000 people attended the show, which is sponsored by the Church of Perfect Liberty every year.