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Fan-throwing ceremony at western Japan temple

Priests throw heart-shaped "uchiwa" fans from the balcony of a drum tower during a traditional ceremony at Toshodai-ji temple in Nara, western Japan, on May 19, 2025. The ceremony started about 770 years ago to ward off evil spirits and harmful insects.

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Fan-throwing ceremony at western Japan temple

Priests throw heart-shaped "uchiwa" fans from the balcony of a drum tower during a traditional ceremony at Toshodai-ji temple in Nara, western Japan, on May 19, 2025. The ceremony started about 770 years ago to ward off evil spirits and harmful insects.

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Fan-throwing ceremony at western Japan temple

Priests throw heart-shaped "uchiwa" fans from the balcony of a drum tower during a traditional ceremony at Toshodai-ji temple in Nara, western Japan, on May 19, 2025. The ceremony started about 770 years ago to ward off evil spirits and harmful insects.

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Fan-throwing ceremony at western Japan temple

Priests throw heart-shaped "uchiwa" fans from the balcony of a drum tower during a traditional ceremony at Toshodai-ji temple in Nara, western Japan, on May 19, 2025. The ceremony started about 770 years ago to ward off evil spirits and harmful insects.

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Laotian prime minister in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Laotian Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong (L side, 2nd from front) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R side, front) hold talks at Abe's office in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2013. Abe is holding a fan called in Japanese "uchiwa" with a picture of the prime ministers shaking hands, which was made in Laos with technical cooperation from Marugame City in Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan.

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Painting on round fan likely drawn by Utamaro found

TOKYO, Japan - "Uchiwa-e," a painting on an "uchiwa" round fan believed to have been drawn by famous feudal-era "ukiyoe" woodblock print artist Kitagawa Utamaro, is shown in this file photo taken on Aug. 7, 2014.

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Manual fans in high demand

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Traditional Japanese fans known as ''uchiwa'' roll off the production line at a factory in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, on June 29, 2011. High demand for the manual fans in Japan has been spurred by power-saving efforts amid an energy shortage caused by the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station.

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(4)Biggest Olympic Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - Members of the Japanese delegation wave ''uchiwa'' paper fans at spectators during the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13.

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Fan-throwing ceremony at western Japan temple

Priests throw heart-shaped "uchiwa" fans from the balcony of a drum tower during the traditional "uchiwamaki" ceremony at Toshodai-ji temple in Nara, western Japan, on May 19, 2022. The ceremony to ward off evil spirits and harmful insects was held behind closed doors due to concerns over COVID-19.

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Fan-throwing ceremony at western Japan temple

Priests throw heart-shaped "uchiwa" fans from the balcony of a drum tower during the traditional "uchiwamaki" ceremony at Toshodai-ji temple in Nara, western Japan, on May 19, 2022. The ceremony to ward off evil spirits and harmful insects was held behind closed doors due to concerns over COVID-19.

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Fan-throwing ceremony at western Japan temple

Priests throw heart-shaped "uchiwa" fans from the balcony of a drum tower during the traditional "uchiwamaki" ceremony at Toshodai-ji temple in Nara, western Japan, on May 19, 2022. The ceremony to ward off evil spirits and harmful insects was held behind closed doors due to concerns over COVID-19. (Pool photo)

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Fan-throwing ceremony at western Japan temple

Priests throw heart-shaped "uchiwa" fans from the balcony of a drum tower during the traditional "uchiwamaki" ceremony at Toshodai-ji temple in Nara, western Japan, on May 19, 2022. The ceremony to ward off evil spirits and harmful insects was held behind closed doors due to concerns over COVID-19.

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Peak season for making traditional "Boshu Uchiwa" fans

Traditional "Boshu Uchiwa" fans created by 85-year-old Masao Uyama (background) are displayed at his studio in Minamiboso, near Tokyo, on June 27, 2016, ahead of Japan's hot and humid summer. The Boshu Uchiwa is one of three major uchiwa fans in Japan, along with those created in the former capital of Kyoto and the western city of Marugame. The prices of Boshu Uchiwa fans range from 1,000 yen to 30,000 yen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Peak season for making traditional "Boshu Uchiwa" fans

Traditional "Boshu Uchiwa" fans created by 85-year-old Masao Uyama (background) are displayed at his studio in Minamiboso, near Tokyo, on June 27, 2016, ahead of Japan's hot and humid summer. The Boshu Uchiwa is one of three major uchiwa fans in Japan, along with those created in the former capital of Kyoto and the western city of Marugame. The prices of Boshu Uchiwa fans range from 1,000 yen to 30,000 yen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cool Japan Fund to invest 100 million yen in Paris-based firm

Traditional craft products from various regions in Japan, such as "Arita-yaki" porcelain (R) from southwestern Japan's Saga Prefecture and "Boshu uchiwa" paper fans (upper C) from eastern Japan's Chiba Prefecture, that are promoted and sold by Paris-based company SAS ENIS in the French capital are shown on Nov. 12, 2015, in Tokyo. Cool Japan Fund Inc., a public-private fund aimed at boosting overseas demand for Japanese products and services, announced the same day it will invest about 100 million yen in the company to establish a platform for regional Japanese companies to take on the European market. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(4)Biggest Olympic Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - Members of the Japanese delegation wave ''uchiwa'' paper fans at spectators during the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13. (Kyodo)

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A woman enjoying the cool evening

A woman is enjoying the cool air. She has her hair in the marumage style that distinguished married women. The uchiwa fan in front and the nandina flowers in the garden indicate that the season is early summer.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number71‐63‐0]

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Women eating sushi

Women of the upper class are eating sushi. An earthen teapot is visible on the long brazier. An uchiwa fan is lying on the floor, but the women are dressed heavily. A curtain is visible behind the two-panel byobu screen. This is a studio photograph.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐128‐0]

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Relaxing women

A brazier and an uchiwa (fan) contradict each other seasonally. The setting would be less unnatural without the teapot on the brazier. The teapot may be just for making tea. The woman behind the brazier holds a long tobacco pipe.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number49‐15‐0]

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A woman holding a fan

The Uchiwa (round fan) was popular among women in the Genroku era as a substitute for fans, and the most popular were ones with the Ukiyoes of popular actors. The one in the photo is a simple design of the new times.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Suzuki Shin-ichi, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number41‐38‐0]

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Manual fans in high demand

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Traditional Japanese fans known as ''uchiwa'' roll off the production line at a factory in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, on June 29, 2011. High demand for the manual fans in Japan has been spurred by power-saving efforts amid an energy shortage caused by the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station. (Kyodo)

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Painting on round fan likely drawn by Utamaro found

TOKYO, Japan - "Uchiwa-e," a painting on an "uchiwa" round fan believed to have been drawn by famous feudal-era "ukiyoe" woodblock print artist Kitagawa Utamaro, is shown in this file photo taken on Aug. 7, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Fan-throwing ceremony at western Japan temple

A priest throws heart-shaped "uchiwa" fans from the balcony of a drum tower during the traditional "uchiwamaki" ceremony at Toshodai-ji temple in Nara, western Japan, on May 19, 2021. The ceremony that started about 770 years ago to ward off evil spirits and harmful insects was held behind closed doors amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Fan-throwing ceremony in western Japan temple

Monks throws heart-shaped "uchiwa" fans from the balcony of a drum tower during the traditional "uchiwamaki" ceremony at Toshodai-ji temple in Nara, western Japan, on May 19, 2020. The ceremony to ward off evil spirits and harmful insects was held behind closed doors due to concerns over the novel coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fan-throwing ceremony in western Japan temple

A monk throws heart-shaped "uchiwa" fans from the balcony of a drum tower during the traditional "uchiwamaki" ceremony at Toshodai-ji temple in Nara, western Japan, on May 19, 2020. The ceremony to ward off evil spirits and harmful insects was held behind closed doors due to concerns over the novel coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fan-throwing ceremony in western Japan temple

Monks throws heart-shaped "uchiwa" fans from the balcony of a drum tower during the traditional "uchiwamaki" ceremony at Toshodai-ji temple in Nara, western Japan, on May 19, 2020. The ceremony to ward off evil spirits and harmful insects was held behind closed doors due to concerns over the novel coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Traditional "Boshu Uchiwa" at production peak

Traditional "Boshu Uchiwa" Japanese fans, one of three major types of uchiwa fans in Japan, meet their peak production period in Minamiboso, near Tokyo, on May 30, 2017. Around 15,000 of the uchiwa fans are shipped every year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Traditional "Boshu Uchiwa" at production peak

Traditional "Boshu Uchiwa" Japanese fans, one of three major types of uchiwa fans in Japan, meet their peak production period in Minamiboso, near Tokyo, on May 30, 2017. Around 15,000 of the uchiwa fans are shipped every year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo