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'Ogio' jelly at Taiwanese cafe in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Undated photo shows ''ogio'' jelly, a traditional Taiwanese dessert, served at a cafe by the same name in the Yanaka district, a popular tourist spot in Tokyo. The cafe, where the dessert is a staple, has been popular since it opened in 1934.

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Legendary 'rakugo' family mementos draw fans to Tokyo shop

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuji Ogawa poses for a photo at his shop ''Tamaru'' in Tokyo's downtown Yanaka district on April 21, 2010. The shop, dedicated to the legendary rakugo storyteller Kokontei Shinsho V and his sons Kingentei Basho and Kokontei Shincho, is packed with rare mementos of the family.

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Tomb of Hatoyama's grandfather desecrated

TOKYO, Japan - A Policemann stand guard in front of the covered tomb of Ichiro Hatoyama, a former prime minister and grandfather of current Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, at the Yanaka Reien graveyard in Tokyo on May 6, 2010. Police are investigating after the front of the tomb was found covered in yellow paint the same day.

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Tomb of Hatoyama's grandfather desecrated

TOKYO, Japan - Policemen stand guard in front of the covered tomb of Ichiro Hatoyama, a former prime minister and grandfather of current Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, at the Yanaka Reien graveyard in Tokyo on May 6, 2010. Police are investigating after the front of the tomb was found covered in yellow paint the same day.

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Hatoyama remembers grandfather Ichiro

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama (L), president of the Democratic Party of Japan and Japan's prime minister in waiting, along with his wife Miyuki, pay tribute to his ancestors including former Prime Minister Ichiro Hatoyama at their tomb in the Yanaka Reien graveyard in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2009.

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Custom-made hand puppet shop popular in Tokyo's Yanaka area

Harumi Ikeda beams with joy as she receives a custom-made hand puppet of herself from puppeteer Mitsuaki Tsuyuki at his studio in Tokyo's Yanaka area on Sept. 17, 2015. Tsuyuki takes orders to make puppets based on photos provided by the customer and is so popular that the waiting list was at one point as long as six years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Custom-made hand puppet shop popular in Tokyo's Yanaka area

Puppeteer Mitsuaki Tsuyuki shows off a collection of hand puppets he created at his studio in Tokyo's Yanaka area on Sept. 3, 2015. Tsuyuki also takes orders for custom-made puppets and said he hopes to perform overseas in the future. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Custom-made hand puppet shop popular in Tokyo's Yanaka area

A scene from hand puppet play "Winter Sonata after 50 years" created and performed by puppeteer Mitsuaki Tsuyuki at his studio in Tokyo's Yanaka area on Sept. 17, 2015. Tsuyuki takes orders for custom-made puppets and is so popular that the waiting list was at one point as long as six years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo snapshot: Tomb of feudal ruler Tokugawa Yoshinobu

Visitors observe the tomb of Tokugawa Yoshinobu, the 15th and last ruler of Japan's feudal Tokugawa shogunate, at the Yanaka Cemetery in Tokyo on Sept. 2, 2015. The "aoi" emblem of three hollyhock leaves inside a circle -- the Tokugawa clan's family crest -- is featured on the gate. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo snapshot: "Seven Lucky Kittens" in cat-loving shopping area

A group of women takes photos of two of the "Seven Lucky Kittens" in the cat-loving Yanaka Ginza shopping arcade in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2015. The wooden statues are said to have been made by a graduate student at the Tokyo University of the Arts and rumor has it that finding all seven of them will bring good fortune. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo snapshot: Doughnuts shaped like cat's tails

Doughnuts shaped and decorated to resemble cat tails are popular treats sold at Yanaka Shippoya in the cat-loving Yanaka Ginza shopping arcade in Tokyo as seen on Sept. 3, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Legendary 'rakugo' family mementos draw fans to Tokyo shop

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuji Ogawa poses for a photo at his shop ''Tamaru'' in Tokyo's downtown Yanaka district on April 21, 2010. The shop, dedicated to the legendary rakugo storyteller Kokontei Shinsho V and his sons Kingentei Basho and Kokontei Shincho, is packed with rare mementos of the family. (Kyodo)

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The five-story pagoda,Yanaka Tennoji Temple

This pagoda was depicted in the famous novel The five-story Pagoda by Koda Rohan. Presently the site of Yanaka Cemetery, it was part of Tennoji Temple at the time. When the pagoda was built in 1644, the temple was called Kan'oji. The pagoda shown here was built in 1791 after the original burned down in 1772. It survived the Ueno War but was destroyed by arson in 1957. At present only the foundation stones remain. Mid-Meiji Period.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number64‐26‐0]

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The five-story pagoda,Yanaka Tennoji Temple

The cemetery at the Tendai Sect temple Tenoji,which is portrayed in the Koda Rohan novel Gojunoto . To the fore is a rickshaw, with a cart in the distance. Pine and cherry trees line the road. The five-story pagoda was lost in a fire lit by lovers commiting suicide in 1957. Only the founding stones remain today. The tomb of Tokugawa Yoshinobu stands here.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:A. Farsari, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number20‐20‐0]

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Tomb of Hatoyama's grandfather desecrated

TOKYO, Japan - Policemen stand guard in front of the covered tomb of Ichiro Hatoyama, a former prime minister and grandfather of current Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, at the Yanaka Reien graveyard in Tokyo on May 6, 2010. Police are investigating after the front of the tomb was found covered in yellow paint the same day. (Kyodo)

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Tomb of Hatoyama's grandfather desecrated

TOKYO, Japan - A Policemann stand guard in front of the covered tomb of Ichiro Hatoyama, a former prime minister and grandfather of current Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, at the Yanaka Reien graveyard in Tokyo on May 6, 2010. Police are investigating after the front of the tomb was found covered in yellow paint the same day. (Kyodo)

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'Ogio' jelly at Taiwanese cafe in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Undated photo shows ''ogio'' jelly, a traditional Taiwanese dessert, served at a cafe by the same name in the Yanaka district, a popular tourist spot in Tokyo. The cafe, where the dessert is a staple, has been popular since it opened in 1934. (Kyodo)

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Hatoyama remembers grandfather Ichiro

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama (L), president of the Democratic Party of Japan and Japan's prime minister in waiting, along with his wife Miyuki, pay tribute to his ancestors including former Prime Minister Ichiro Hatoyama at their tomb in the Yanaka Reien graveyard in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2009. (Kyodo)