Baseball: Dodgers' Japanese players dolls

TOKYO, Japan, March 18 Kyodo - Traditional Japanese warrior dolls resembling the three Japanese playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers -- Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Shohei Ohtani and Roki Sasaki -- are unveiled by doll maker Kyugetsu Co. in Tokyo on March 18, 2025, ahead of the boys' festival on May 5, when Japanese households traditionally decorate warrior dolls to wish for the healthy growth of boys. (Kyodo)

Baseball: Dodgers' Japanese players dolls

Baseball: Dodgers' Japanese players dolls

Traditional Japanese warrior dolls resembling the three Japanese playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers -- (from L) Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Shohei Ohtani and Roki Sasaki -- are unveiled by doll maker Kyugetsu Co. in Tokyo on March 18, 2025, ahead of the boys' festival on May 5, when Japanese households traditionally decorate warrior dolls to wish for the healthy growth of boys.

'Warrior' bikers on parade in Hokkaido

'Warrior' bikers on parade in Hokkaido

HAKODATE, Japan - Bikers in traditional Japanese warrior attire hold a parade in the streets of Matsumae, Hokkaido, on Aug. 13 as part of the annual ''Matsumae Castle Festival.'' A total of 40 bikers from Hokkaido, Tokyo, Osaka and other regions took part in the event, the 23rd ''warrior corps'' bike parade.

Dosanko horses ridden to New Year's prayers at Hokkaido shrine

Dosanko horses ridden to New Year's prayers at Hokkaido shrine

HAKODATE, Japan - Dressed in traditional Japanese warrior costume, riders astride Hokkaido-bred Dosanko horses ascend the Hakodate Hachimangu shrine on Jan. 2 to offer New Year prayers for the safety of man and horse. Reputedly strong in leg, the five Dosanko horses taking part in the annual event climb up the 134 stone steps of the Shinto shrine in less than 1 minute. According to Shigeru Ikeda, owner of the Dosanko Farm horse-riding club in Hakodate, there are about 1,000 Dosanko horses in Hokkaido today, while an estimated 100,000 Dosanko roamed free in Hokkaido in the late 19th century.

Minatogawa Shrine at Kobe, Japan

Minatogawa Shrine at Kobe, Japan

Beautiful Japanese promotional postcard for the Toyo Kisen Kaisha Shipping Company which ran services between San Francisco, China and Japan. The mian image shows Kusunoki Masashige, a 14th-century samurai who fought for Emperor Go-Daigo, taking leave of his son at Sakurai-no-Eki before heading off to war. The inset image shows the Minatogawa Shrine at Kobe, Japan. Date: 14th century

Publicity blitz in Shanghai for Japan's northeast region

Publicity blitz in Shanghai for Japan's northeast region

Performers clad in a Japanese samurai warrior outfit and traditional costume promote tourist spots and food products of the Tohoku region in northeastern Japan at a commercial facility in Shanghai on Nov. 27, 2015, the opening day of a three-day publicity event hosted by the Japanese Foreign Ministry. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

'Warrior' bikers on parade in Hokkaido

'Warrior' bikers on parade in Hokkaido

HAKODATE, Japan - Bikers in traditional Japanese warrior attire hold a parade in the streets of Matsumae, Hokkaido, on Aug. 13 as part of the annual ''Matsumae Castle Festival.'' A total of 40 bikers from Hokkaido, Tokyo, Osaka and other regions took part in the event, the 23rd ''warrior corps'' bike parade. (Kyodo)

Dosanko horses ridden to New Year's prayers at Hokkaido shrine

Dosanko horses ridden to New Year's prayers at Hokkaido shrine

HAKODATE, Japan - Dressed in traditional Japanese warrior costume, riders astride Hokkaido-bred Dosanko horses ascend the Hakodate Hachimangu shrine on Jan. 2 to offer New Year prayers for the safety of man and horse. Reputedly strong in leg, the five Dosanko horses taking part in the annual event climb up the 134 stone steps of the Shinto shrine in less than 1 minute. According to Shigeru Ikeda, owner of the Dosanko Farm horse-riding club in Hakodate, there are about 1,000 Dosanko horses in Hokkaido today, while an estimated 100,000 Dosanko roamed free in Hokkaido in the late 19th century. (Kyodo)