U.S. envoy Kennedy visits museum in Yonezawa, north Japan

U.S. envoy Kennedy visits museum in Yonezawa, north Japan

YONEZAWA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy visits the "Denkoku no Mori" museum in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, northwestern Japan, on Sept. 27, 2014, as a museum official greets her in a suit of armor. The museum is focused on famed feudal lord Uesugi Yozan, known for good governance, making sacrifices for the public good, and being praised by former U.S. President John Kennedy, father of the envoy.

Sculptor Miura carves Buddhist sculpture in Kyoto

Sculptor Miura carves Buddhist sculpture in Kyoto

Company employee-turned sculptor Yozan Miura carves a wooden sculpture at his workshop in Kyoto on July 31, 2015. He is also creating a 1.6-meter tall Buddhist statue for the 2011 quake disaster-hit Koganji temple in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Sculptor to dedicate Buddhist statue to quake-hit temple

Sculptor to dedicate Buddhist statue to quake-hit temple

Company employee-turned sculptor Yozan Miura's wooden sitting statue of Shaka Nyorai in the making is shown in Kyoto on July 31, 2015. He will dedicate it to the 2011 quake disaster-hit Koganji temple in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, when completed. The little statue (L, foreground) is its prototype. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ebisu Shrine,Akunoura

Ebisu Shrine,Akunoura

This is called Yozan Ebisu Shrine. The photo is a view of Nagasaki Harbour and the opposite bank from the rear of the shrine. At present, the view is blocked by the Mitsubishi factories. The shrine was designated as a special office for the Nagasaki Magistrate at the time of the Phaeton Incident.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:Uchida Kuichi, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number2‐2‐0]

U.S. envoy Kennedy visits museum in Yonezawa, north Japan

U.S. envoy Kennedy visits museum in Yonezawa, north Japan

YONEZAWA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy visits the "Denkoku no Mori" museum in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, northwestern Japan, on Sept. 27, 2014, as a museum official greets her in a suit of armor. The museum is focused on famed feudal lord Uesugi Yozan, known for good governance, making sacrifices for the public good, and being praised by former U.S. President John Kennedy, father of the envoy. (Kyodo)