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Site of arson attack in ethnic Korean district in western Japan

File photo taken on Aug. 31, 2021, shows some of the buildings burned down in an arson attack the previous day that damaged or destroyed seven buildings in Utoro, a 2-hectare ethnic Korean district in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture in western Japan. The attack was motivated by prejudice against Korean residents.

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Site of arson attack in ethnic Korean district in western Japan

File photo taken on Aug. 31, 2021, shows some of the buildings burned down in an arson attack the previous day that damaged or destroyed seven buildings in Utoro, a 2-hectare ethnic Korean district in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture in western Japan. The attack was motivated by prejudice against Korean residents.

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6th anniversary of arson attack on Kyoto Animation studio

A woman prays on July 18, 2025, at a monument set up in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, for the victims of the 2019 Kyoto Animation Co. arson attack that killed 36 people, six years ago to the day, in the western Japan city of Kyoto.

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6th anniversary of arson attack on Kyoto Animation studio

Flowers are placed on July 18, 2025, at a monument in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, honoring the victims of the 2019 Kyoto Animation Co. arson attack that killed 36 people, six years ago to the day, in the western Japan city of Kyoto.

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Hydrangea art featuring Osaka expo mascot

Photo taken on May 28, 2025, shows hydrangea flowers portraying Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, at Mimuroto-ji temple in Uji in Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan.

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Hydrangea art featuring Osaka expo mascot

Photo taken on May 28, 2025, shows hydrangea flowers portraying Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, at Mimuroto-ji temple in Uji in Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan.

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Kyoto's Byodoin Temple lit up

Maple leaves in autumn colors are lit up along with World Heritage site Byodoin Temple's Phoenix Hall in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 14, 2024, ahead of its limited-time night illumination event.

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Kyoto's Byodoin Temple lit up

Maple leaves in autumn colors are lit up along with World Heritage site Byodoin Temple's Phoenix Hall in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 14, 2024, ahead of its limited-time night illumination event.

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Kyoto's Byodoin Temple lit up

Maple leaves in autumn colors are lit up along with World Heritage site Byodoin Temple's Phoenix Hall in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 14, 2024, ahead of its limited-time night illumination event.

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5th anniv. of Kyoto Animation arson attack

A woman prays in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, in front of a monument dedicated to the 36 victims of a 2019 arson attack on a Kyoto Animation Co. studio, on July 18, 2024, the fifth anniversary of the incident.

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5th anniv. of Kyoto Animation arson attack

Photo taken in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, shows a monument in memory of the victims of a 2019 arson attack on a Kyoto Animation Co. studio, on July 18, 2024, the fifth anniversary of the incident.

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BMX: Rim Nakamura

BMX freestyle park rider Rim Nakamura of Japan meets the press in Uji in the western Japan prefecture of Kyoto on July 11, 2024, ahead of the Paris Olympics.

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BMX: Rim Nakamura

BMX freestyle park rider Rim Nakamura of Japan meets the press in Uji in the western Japan prefecture of Kyoto on July 11, 2024, ahead of the Paris Olympics.

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BMX: Rim Nakamura

BMX freestyle park rider Rim Nakamura of Japan practices in Uji in the western Japan prefecture of Kyoto on July 11, 2024, ahead of the Paris Olympics.

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BMX: Rim Nakamura

BMX freestyle park rider Rim Nakamura of Japan practices in Uji in the western Japan prefecture of Kyoto on July 11, 2024, ahead of the Paris Olympics.

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BMX: Rim Nakamura

BMX freestyle park rider Rim Nakamura of Japan practices in Uji in the western Japan prefecture of Kyoto on July 11, 2024, ahead of the Paris Olympics.

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Hydrangea flowers at Kyoto temple

Hydrangea flowers are lit up on a test basis at Mimuroto temple in Uji in Kyoto, western Japan, on June 6, 2024, ahead of a nighttime special illumination for the general public June 8-June 23.

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Hydrangea flowers at Kyoto temple

Hydrangea flowers are lit up on a test basis at Mimuroto temple in Uji in Kyoto, western Japan, on June 6, 2024, ahead of a nighttime special illumination for the general public June 8-June 23.

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Hydrangea flowers at Kyoto temple

Hydrangea flowers are lit up on a test basis at Mimuroto temple in Uji in Kyoto, western Japan, on June 6, 2024, ahead of a nighttime special illumination for the general public June 8-June 23.

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Tea-picking season begins in Kyoto

Men and women chosen to promote the famous Uji green tea pick tea leaves in the Kyoto Prefecture city of Uji, western Japan, on May 2, 2023, for the season's first harvest of tea.

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Kyoto's Byodoin Temple lit up

Maple leaves in autumn colors are lit up along with World Heritage site Byodoin Temple's Phoenix Hall in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 13, 2023, ahead of its limited-time night illumination event.

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Kyoto's Byodoin Temple lit up

Maple leaves in autumn colors are lit up along with World Heritage site Byodoin Temple's Phoenix Hall in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 13, 2023, ahead of its limited-time night illumination event.

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Hydrangea flowers at Kyoto temple

Hydrangea flowers are lit up at Mimuroto temple in Uji in Kyoto on June 8, 2023, ahead of the start of a nighttime special light-up for the public on June 10.

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Hydrangea flowers at Kyoto temple

Hydrangea flowers are lit up at Mimuroto temple in Uji in Kyoto on June 8, 2023, ahead of the start of a nighttime special light-up for the public on June 10.

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Hydrangea flowers at Kyoto temple

Hydrangea flowers are lit up at Mimuroto temple in Uji in Kyoto on June 8, 2023, ahead of the start of a nighttime special light-up for the public on June 10.

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Tea-picking season begins in Kyoto

Men and women chosen to promote the famous Uji green tea pick tea leaves in the Kyoto Prefecture city of Uji, western Japan, on May 2, 2023, for the season's first harvest of tea.

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Fixed main hall of World Heritage shrine in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - The renovated main hall of Ujigami Shrine in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, is shown on Dec. 24, 2014. The shrine, said to be the oldest existing Shinto shrine in Japan, is registered as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Renovated Phoenix Hall of Byodoin lit up

KYOTO, Japan - The renovated Phoenix Hall of Byodoin, a Buddhist temple on UNESCO's World Heritage list, in the city of Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, is illuminated by light-emitting diode (LED) lights on Oct. 30, 2014. Some 200 people were invited on the night tour of the hall, work on which was completed in September.

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Renovated Phoenix Hall of Byodoin lit up

KYOTO, Japan - The renovated Phoenix Hall of Byodoin, a Buddhist temple on UNESCO's World Heritage list, in the city of Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, is illuminated by light-emitting diode (LED) lights on Oct. 30, 2014. Some 200 people were invited on the night tour of the hall, work on which was completed in September.

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Repaired World Heritage temple officially inaugurated

KYOTO, Japan - An inauguration ceremony is held for the renovated Phoenix Hall of Byodoin, a Buddhist temple on UNESCO's World Heritage list, in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 1, 2014, following the recent completion of two-year repair work.

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World Heritage temple's Phoenix Hall renovated

OSAKA, Japan - The renovated Phoenix Hall of Byoudoin, a Buddhist temple on UNESCO's World Heritage list, is photographed in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 8, 2014, from a Kyodo News helicopter following completion of repair work on the hall's roof tiles.

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Artificially incubated Japanese cormorant chick

KYOTO, Japan - A Japanese cormorant chick artificially incubated in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, is shown to the press on July 16, 2014. The Uji River running through the city is famous for fishing with trained Japanese cormorants.

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Artificially incubated Japanese cormorant chick

KYOTO, Japan - A Japanese cormorant chick artificially incubated in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, is shown to the press on July 16, 2014. The Uji River running through the city is famous for fishing with trained Japanese cormorants.

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Miniature phoenix statue at Byodoin Temple

OSAKA, Japan - A miniature of a phoenix statue from Byodoin Temple's Phoenix Hall showing how the original statue is assumed to have looked is shown in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on July 3, 2014. The miniature is about two-sevenths the size of the actual statue.

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Cormorant egg artificially hatched in Kyoto Pref.

KYOTO, Japan - Cormorant fishing master Mariko Sawaki voices pleasure in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on June 30, 2014, following the successful hatching of a cormorant egg.

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Hydrangeas illuminated at Kyoto temple

KYOTO, Japan - Hydrangeas are illuminated at Mimuroto-ji temple in trial lighting in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on June 12, 2014.

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Kyoto temple after renovation

KYOTO, Japan - A "bugaku" dance and music performance takes place at a ceremony at World Heritage site Byodoin temple's Phoenix Hall in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on April 2, 2014, to mark the completion of the main part of the hall's restoration work. The hall, one of the finest examples of the aristocratic art and architecture of the latter part of the Heian period (794-1185), was opened to visitors the following day after one and a half years of renovation work.

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Kyoto temple after renovation

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken April 2, 2014, shows World Heritage site Byodoin temple's Phoenix Hall in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, where a ceremony was held that day to mark the completion of the main part of the hall's restoration work. The hall, one of the finest examples of the aristocratic art and architecture of the latter part of the Heian period (794-1185), was opened to visitors the following day after one and a half years of renovation work.

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Kyoto temple after renovation

KYOTO, Japan - A "bugaku" dance and music performance takes place at a ceremony at World Heritage site Byodoin temple's Phoenix Hall in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on April 2, 2014, to mark the completion of the main part of the hall's restoration work. The hall, one of the finest examples of the aristocratic art and architecture of the latter part of the Heian period (794-1185), was opened to visitors the following day after one and a half years of renovation work.

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Kyoto temple after renovation

KYOTO, Japan - Photo shows World Heritage site Byodoin temple's Phoenix Hall in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on April 3, 2014. The hall, one of the finest examples of the aristocratic art and architecture of the latter part of the Heian period (794-1185), was opened to visitors that day after one and a half years of renovation work.

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Kyoto temple after renovation

KYOTO, Japan - Photo shows visitors at World Heritage site Byodoin temple's Phoenix Hall in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on April 3, 2014. The hall, one of the finest examples of the aristocratic art and architecture of the latter part of the Heian period (794-1185), was opened to visitors that day after one and a half years of renovation work.

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Kyoto temple after renovation

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken April 3, 2014, shows World Heritage site Byodoin temple's Phoenix Hall in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture. The hall, one of the finest examples of the aristocratic art and architecture of the latter part of the Heian period (794-1185), was opened to visitors that day after one and a half years of renovation work.

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Kyoto temple after renovation

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken April 3, 2014, shows World Heritage site Byodoin temple's Phoenix Hall in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture. The hall, one of the finest examples of the aristocratic art and architecture of the latter part of the Heian period (794-1185), was opened to visitors that day after one and a half years of renovation work.

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Kyoto temple after renovation

KYOTO, Japan - Photo shows tourists in front of World Heritage site Byodoin temple's Phoenix Hall in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on April 3, 2014. The hall, one of the finest examples of the aristocratic art and architecture of the latter part of the Heian period (794-1185), was opened to visitors that day after one and a half years of renovation work.

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Kyoto's World Heritage temple to reopen after renovation

KYOTO, Japan - Shops along the "omotesando" front path leading to World Heritage site Byodoin temple in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, display a variety of souvenirs on April 2, 2014, in preparation for visitors ahead of the reopening the following day of the temple's Phoenix Hall after one and a half years of renovation work.

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Byodoin temple's Phoenix Hall

KYOTO, Japan - A ceremony is held in World Heritage site Byodoin temple's Phoenix Hall in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on April 2, 2014, to mark the completion of the main part of restoration work.

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Byodoin temple's Phoenix Hall

KYOTO, Japan - Buddhist monks walk to World Heritage site Byodoin temple's Phoenix Hall in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on April 2, 2014, for a ceremony to mark the completion of the main part of restoration work.

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Kyoto's World Heritage temple to reopen after renovation

KYOTO, Japan - World Heritage site Byodoin temple's Phoenix Hall in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, as photographed on April 2, 2014. The hall, one of the finest examples of the aristocratic art and architecture of the latter part of the Heian period (794-1185), was reopened to visitors the following day after one and a half years of renovation work.

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Phoenix Hall at Kyoto temple

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken March 18, 2014, shows World Heritage site Byodoin temple's Phoenix Hall under repair in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture. The building has been painted with a reddish brown pigment believed to have been used at the time it was built in the mid-11th century.

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Phoenix Hall at Kyoto temple

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken March 18, 2014, shows World Heritage site Byodoin temple's Phoenix Hall under repair in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture. The building has been painted with a reddish brown pigment believed to have been used at the time it was built in the mid-11th century.