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Goldfish scooping competition

Contestants attempt to scoop goldfish using "poi" paper scoops at the 30th national goldfish scooping competition in Yamatokoriyama in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 24, 2025.

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Japan probe lands on Moon

Photo taken at a Sharp Corp. plant in Yamatokoriyama in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 19, 2024, shows a solar battery, weighing about five times less than a conventional solar panel, mounted on the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's SLIM lunar lander. The spacecraft successfully landed on the Moon in the small hours of Jan. 20, marking Japan's first lunar landing.

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Rose Parade in California

PASADENA, United States - The Koriyama Honor Green Band from Yamatokoriyama in the western Japanese prefecture of Nara takes part in the annual Parade of Roses in Pasadena, California, on Jan. 1, 2015.

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Koriyama Castle found to have had tower 15-20m high

OSAKA, Japan - The foundation stones of Koriyama Castle's main keep in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, are seen on Sept. 12, 2014. The city's education board announced the same day that the castle, used as the residence of Toyotomi Hidenaga (1540-1591), younger brother of Japanese feudal warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi, had a castle tower as high as 15 to 20 meters.

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Findings suggest keep 15-20m tall at Koriyama Castle

OSAKA, Japan - Foundation stones that supported the keep of Koriyama Castle in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, are seen on Sept. 12, 2014. New findings suggest that the keep was 15 to 20 meters tall. Toyotomi Hidenaga (1540-1591), younger brother of Japanese feudal warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi, used the castle as his residence.

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Gold leaf left in fragment of tile found at Koriyama Castle

NARA, Japan - Gold leaf is seen left, as indicated by an arrow, in this photo taken on Sept. 12, 2014, in a fragment of tile unearthed at Koriyama Castle in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture. Toyotomi Hidenaga (1540-1591), younger brother of Japanese feudal warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi, used the castle as his residence.

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Goldfish scooping competition in Nara Pref.

NARA, Japan - Participants try to catch goldfish using a thin paper scoop in the 20th Japan goldfish scooping competition held in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, known for its goldfish cultivation, on Aug. 23, 2014.

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1 dead, 2 injured in Nara road accident inferno

NARA, Japan - An oil tanker (background) and a truck burst into flames at traffic lights in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on Dec. 18, killing Takuro Kofuji, a 22-year-old truck driver, and injuring two others. Gasoline leaking from the tanker, which was hit by the truck from behind, caught fire and ignited the truck's cargo.

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Children try to scoop up goldfish in annual competition

Children attempt to scoop goldfish using "poi" paper scoops at the 21st national goldfish scooping competition in Yamatokoriyama in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 23, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Goldfish scooping competition in Nara Pref.

A man tries to catch a goldfish using a "poi" paper scoop at the 21st national goldfish scooping competition in Yamatokoriyama in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 23, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Goldfish scooping competition held in Nara Pref.

Participants try to catch as many goldfish as possible with "poi" paper scoops during a competition in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 23, 2015. The city is a major producer of goldfish. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Goldfish scooping creates human bonds beyond generations

Photo taken May 17, 2016 in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, shows Koji Shimomura displaying how to scoop goldfish, a traditional Japanese game. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Koriyama Castle found to have had tower 15-20m high

OSAKA, Japan - The foundation stones of Koriyama Castle's main keep in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, are seen on Sept. 12, 2014. The city's education board announced the same day that the castle, used as the residence of Toyotomi Hidenaga (1540-1591), younger brother of Japanese feudal warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi, had a castle tower as high as 15 to 20 meters. (Kyodo)

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Gold leaf left in fragment of tile found at Koriyama Castle

NARA, Japan - Gold leaf is seen left, as indicated by an arrow, in this photo taken on Sept. 12, 2014, in a fragment of tile unearthed at Koriyama Castle in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture. Toyotomi Hidenaga (1540-1591), younger brother of Japanese feudal warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi, used the castle as his residence. (Kyodo)

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Findings suggest keep 15-20m tall at Koriyama Castle

OSAKA, Japan - Foundation stones that supported the keep of Koriyama Castle in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, are seen on Sept. 12, 2014. New findings suggest that the keep was 15 to 20 meters tall. Toyotomi Hidenaga (1540-1591), younger brother of Japanese feudal warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi, used the castle as his residence. (Kyodo)

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Goldfish scooping competition in Nara Pref.

NARA, Japan - Participants try to catch goldfish using a thin paper scoop in the 20th Japan goldfish scooping competition held in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, known for its goldfish cultivation, on Aug. 23, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Goldfish scooping competition in Japan

Photo taken on July 28, 2019, shows 12-year-old Daichi Namba practicing in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, for a national goldfish scooping competition in August. The competition in which players catch goldfish with a paper scooper, often seen at summer festivals, is held annually in the western Japan city, one of the country's biggest goldfish producers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Goldfish scooping competition in Japan

Photo taken on July 28, 2019 shows (from L) Kota Namba with his sister Kurumi and younger brother Daichi practicing in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, for a national goldfish scooping competition in August. The competition in which players catch goldfish with a paper scooper, often seen at summer festivals in Japan, is held annually in the western Japan city, one of the country's biggest goldfish producers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Goldfish-filled phone box

Photo taken on April 4, 2018, shows a water-filled telephone box with dozens of goldfish swimming inside, placed in a shopping arcade in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, as an art object. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A 109-year-old woman in a wheelchair takes part in the Tokyo Olympic torch relay in Yamatokoriyama in Nara Prefecture on April 12, 2021.

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1 dead, 2 injured in Nara road accident inferno

NARA, Japan - An oil tanker (background) and a truck burst into flames at traffic lights in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on Dec. 18, killing Takuro Kofuji, a 22-year-old truck driver, and injuring two others. Gasoline leaking from the tanker, which was hit by the truck from behind, caught fire and ignited the truck's cargo.