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Japan's former emperor, empress in Nara

Japan's former Emperor Akihito (L) and former Empress Michiko visit Nara Prefecture Historical and Artistic Culture Complex in the western Japan city of Nara, on May 17, 2023, and see a model of Yakushiji temple's West Pagoda, which completed its restoration work in February. (Pool photo)

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Japan's former emperor, empress in Nara

Japan's former Emperor Akihito (2nd from L) and former Empress Michiko visit Nara Prefecture Historical and Artistic Culture Complex in the western Japan city of Nara, on May 17, 2023, and see a model of Yakushiji temple's West Pagoda, which completed its restoration work in February. (Pool photo)

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Japan's former emperor, empress in Nara

Japan's former Emperor Akihito (L) and former Empress Michiko visit Nara Prefecture Historical and Artistic Culture Complex in the western Japan city of Nara, on May 17, 2023, and see a model of Yakushiji temple's West Pagoda, which completed its restoration work in February. (Pool photo)

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Yakushiji temple celebrates completion of restoration work

Yakushiji temple in the western Japan city of Nara holds a ceremony celebrating the completion of restoration work on the East Pagoda on April 21, 2023.

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Yakushiji temple celebrates completion of restoration work

Photo taken April 21, 2023, shows the East Pagoda of Yakushiji temple in the western Japan city of Nara prior to a ceremony celebrating the completion of restoration work on the national treasure.

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Yakushiji temple celebrates completion of restoration work

People chant Buddhism sutra while holding ink brushes during a ceremony celebrating the completion of restoration work on the East Pagoda of Yakushiji temple in the western Japan city of Nara on April 21, 2023.

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Yakushiji temple celebrates completion of restoration work

Yakushiji temple in the western Japan city of Nara holds a ceremony celebrating the completion of restoration work on the East Pagoda on April 21, 2023.

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Huge pillar at Yakushiji tower removed

NARA, Japan - The lower part of central pillar (R) of the national-treasure east pagoda of Yakushiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara, western Japan, is seen after being removed from the center of the pagoda where four support columns (L) are placed on Sept. 8, 2014.

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Yakushiji east pagoda in Nara before repair

OSAKA, Japan - The national-treasure east pagoda of Yakushiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara, western Japan, photographed in May 2008, is currently undergoing its first full-scale renovation requiring disassembly in about 110 years.

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Central pillar at Yakushiji tower removed

NARA, Japan - The lower part of the central pillar of the national-treasure east pagoda of Yakushiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara, western Japan, is being removed on Sept. 8, 2014, as the pagoda undergoes a full-scale renovation.

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Yakushiji's east pagoda disassembled to 1st layer

NARA, Japan - The three-layer east pagoda of Yakushiji, a Buddhist temple listed as a World Heritage site in Japan's ancient capital of Nara, is disassembled to the roof of the first layer on April 8, 2014, with the central pillar remaining in the middle as the structure undergoes renovation.

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Massive tree trunk for pagoda renovation at Yakushiji

NARA, Japan - Hundreds of people take part in a ceremony to transport a 4-ton Japanese cypress log to the East Pagoda at Yakushiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara in western Japan, on April 8, 2014, where it will be used to fill vacuums in the central pillar known as "shimbashira." The pagoda, a national treasure that dates back to the Nara period (710-784), is undergoing major renovation work for the first time in about 110 years.

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Buddhist statues at Yakushiji get dust-down for new year

NARA, Japan - Buddhist monks dust down three Buddhist statues, all national treasures, at the Golden Hall of the Yakushiji in Nara in an annual event to prepare for the new year.

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Ceremony ahead of Yakushiji pagoda renovation

NARA, Japan - A wooden plate is brought out from the east pagoda of Yakushiji, a Buddhist temple listed as a World Heritage site in Japan's ancient capital of Nara, during a ceremony on June 25, 2011, ahead of the pagoda's renovation this summer. About 4,000 people gathered to watch the ceremony.

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Yakushiji temple's east pagoda open to public

NARA, Japan - Photo shows paintings on the ceiling of Yakushiji temple's east pagoda, drawings of the imaginary flower ''hosoge,'' in Nara, western Japan, on March 1, 2011.

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Yakushiji temple's east pagoda open for public

NARA, Japan - Visitors view inside the east pagoda of Yakushiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara, on March 1, 2011, as the national treasure pagoda opened to public for the first time since it was built some 1,300 years ago. Yakushiji is a World Heritage site.

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Turf-burning in Nara

NARA, Japan - Wakakusayama, a 342-meter hill in the ancient capital city of Nara, is engulfed in flames behind Yakushiji Temple's east pagoda during an annual turf-burning event on Jan. 22, 2011.

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Buddhist statues at Nara temple get New Year's dust-off

NARA, Japan - - The three Buddhist statues at the Golden Pavilion of the Yakushiji temple in Nara get a New Year's dust-off in a cleaning ceremony attended by 500 visitors on Dec. 29. The photo shows the two bodhisattva statues, Nikko on the left and Gakko on the right, being carefully cleansed by Buddhist priests. The sitting Tathagata statue in the center shines after cleansing. Nikko and Gakko will be exhibited at the Tokyo National Museum in March next year for a four-month period. The three Buddhist statues are designated national treasures.

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Nara temples expected to be on World Heritage List

The World Heritage Committee (WHC) is expected to decide, on Dec. 2,1998, on placing some of the temples and shrines in Japan's ancient capital of Nara on the World Heritage List. The photo, taken on Dec. 1,1998, shows the Yakushiji Temple, one of the Nara treasures. The WHC is likely to announce the inclusion of the new sites in the World Heritage List on Dec. 5, 1998, at the close of its annual meeting, which began from Nov. 30, 1998, in Kyoto, another ancient capital north of Nara, both in western Japan. The temple was built early in the 8th century.

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Japanese shipping firm Daiichi Chuo Kisen files for bankruptcy

Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha President Masakazu Yakushiji (far R) bows his heads at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2015, after announcing Japan's fifth-largest shipping company has filed for bankruptcy protection. The failure is attributable to sluggish market conditions due to the slowing of the Chinese economy and higher fees to charter vessels. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese shipping firm Daiichi Chuo Kisen files for bankruptcy

Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha President Masakazu Yakushiji attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2015, announcing Japan's fifth-largest shipping company has filed for bankruptcy protection. The failure is attributable to sluggish market conditions due to the slowing of the Chinese economy and higher fees to charter vessels. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Relief sculpture depicting Buddha's life unveiled at Yakushiji

Yakushiji, a world heritage Buddhist temple in Nara, shows to the press a bronze relief sculpture depicting Buddha's post-enlightenment life on its four sides, at the temple's west tower on May 11, 2015. Hoin Yamada (L), chief abbot of the temple, and Shinya Nakamura, the sculptor, are also seen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Relief sculpture depicting Buddha's life unveiled at Yakushiji

Yakushiji, a world heritage Buddhist temple in Nara, shows to the press a bronze relief sculpture depicting Buddha's post-enlightenment life on its four sides, at the temple's west tower on May 11, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Buddhist statues at Nara temple get New Year's dust-off

NARA, Japan - - The three Buddhist statues at the Golden Pavilion of the Yakushiji temple in Nara get a New Year's dust-off in a cleaning ceremony attended by 500 visitors on Dec. 29. The photo shows the two bodhisattva statues, Nikko on the left and Gakko on the right, being carefully cleansed by Buddhist priests. The sitting Tathagata statue in the center shines after cleansing. Nikko and Gakko will be exhibited at the Tokyo National Museum in March next year for a four-month period. The three Buddhist statues are designated national treasures. (Kyodo)

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Painter Hirayama dies at 79

TOKYO, Japan - In this file photo taken in January 2001, traditional-style Japanese painter Ikuo Hirayama applies a finishing touch to his famous work ''Daito Seiiki Mural'' at Genjo Sanzo-in Hall in Yakushiji Temple, in Nara. Hirayama died of a stroke at a Tokyo hospital on Dec. 2, 2009. He was 79. (Kyodo)

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Yakushiji temple's east pagoda open for public

NARA, Japan - Visitors view inside the east pagoda of Yakushiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara, on March 1, 2011, as the national treasure pagoda opened to public for the first time since it was built some 1,300 years ago. Yakushiji is a World Heritage site. (Kyodo)

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Ceremony ahead of Yakushiji pagoda renovation

NARA, Japan - A wooden plate is brought out from the east pagoda of Yakushiji, a Buddhist temple listed as a World Heritage site in Japan's ancient capital of Nara, during a ceremony on June 25, 2011, ahead of the pagoda's renovation this summer. About 4,000 people gathered to watch the ceremony. (Kyodo)

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Yakushiji temple's east pagoda open to public

NARA, Japan - Photo shows paintings on the ceiling of Yakushiji temple's east pagoda, drawings of the imaginary flower ''hosoge,'' in Nara, western Japan, on March 1, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Yakushiji east pagoda in Nara before repair

OSAKA, Japan - The national-treasure east pagoda of Yakushiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara, western Japan, photographed in May 2008, is currently undergoing its first full-scale renovation requiring disassembly in about 110 years. (Kyodo)

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Central pillar at Yakushiji tower removed

NARA, Japan - The lower part of the central pillar of the national-treasure east pagoda of Yakushiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara, western Japan, is being removed on Sept. 8, 2014, as the pagoda undergoes a full-scale renovation. (Kyodo)

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Turf-burning in Nara

NARA, Japan - Wakakusayama, a 342-meter hill in the ancient capital city of Nara, is engulfed in flames behind Yakushiji Temple's east pagoda during an annual turf-burning event on Jan. 22, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Fire drill at Yakushiji Temple

A fire drill is conducted at World Heritage-listed Yakushiji Temple in Nara, western Japan, on Jan. 20, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fire drill at Yakushiji Temple

A fire drill is conducted at World Heritage-listed Yakushiji Temple in Nara, western Japan, on Jan. 20, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yakushiji Temple celebrates completion of restoration work

Photo taken May 26, 2017, shows the newly reconstructed "Jikido" dining hall of Yakushiji Temple in the western Japan city of Nara. In ancient times, the Jikido was used by monks not only for dining but also for ascetic training. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yakushiji Temple celebrates completion of restoration work

Photo taken May 26, 2017, shows the newly reconstructed "Jikido" dining hall of Yakushiji Temple in the western Japan city of Nara. In ancient times, the Jikido was used by monks not only for dining but also for ascetic training. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yakushiji Temple celebrates completion of restoration work

Photo taken May 26, 2017, shows the newly reconstructed "Jikido" dining hall of Yakushiji Temple in the western Japan city of Nara. In ancient times, the Jikido was used by monks not only for dining but also for ascetic training. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yakushiji Temple celebrates completion of restoration work

Yakushiji Temple in Nara, western Japan, celebrates the completion of restoration work on its dining hall, known as "Jikido," on May 26, 2017. In ancient times, the Jikido was used by monks not only for dining but also for ascetic training. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yakushiji Temple celebrates completion of restoration work

Yakushiji Temple in Nara, western Japan, celebrates the completion of restoration work on its dining hall, known as "Jikido," on May 26, 2017. In ancient times, the Jikido was used by monks not only for dining but also for ascetic training. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yakushiji Temple celebrates completion of restoration work

Yakushiji Temple in Nara, western Japan, celebrates the completion of restoration work on its dining hall, known as "Jikido," on May 26, 2017. In ancient times, the Jikido was used by monks not only for dining but also for ascetic training. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yakushiji Temple celebrates completion of restoration work

Yakushiji Temple in Nara, western Japan, celebrates the completion of restoration work on its dining hall, known as "Jikido," on May 26, 2017. In ancient times, the Jikido was used by monks not only for dining but also for ascetic training. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(3)Yakushiji

NARA, Japan - Flames from the annual turf burning ritual in Wakakusayama flame the east and west towers of Yakushiji. The photo was taken on Jan. 12, 2004. (Kyodo)

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(1)Yakushiji

OSAKA, Japan - Yakushiji's west tower (C) and east tower, lit up in the night sky, are reflected on the pond. The photo was taken March 30, 2000. (Kyodo)

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Nara temples expected to be on World Heritage List

The World Heritage Committee (WHC) is expected to decide Dec. 2 on placing some of the temples and shrines in Japan's ancient capital of Nara on the World Heritage List. The photo, taken Dec. 1, shows the Yakushiji Temple, one of the Nara treasures. The WHC is likely to announce the inclusion of the new sites in the World Heritage List on Dec. 5 at the close of its annual meeting, which began Nov. 30 in Kyoto, another ancient capital north of Nara, both in western Japan. The temple was built early in the 8th century.

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(2)Yakushiji

OSAKA, Japan - Yakushiji's east tower. The photo was taken Dec. 2, 1998. (Kyodo)