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Traditional parade resurrected in Oshima's Camellia Festival

Women wearing traditional "Anko" attire peculiar to Izu Oshima Island parade in the town of Oshima during the annual Camellia Festival on Jan. 25, 2015. The Anko parade was not staged in 2014 after the island was devastated by mudslides in October 2013, leaving 39 people dead or missing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chef demonstrates how to fillet angler fish

A chef demonstrates how to fillet an "anko" angler fish during a festival featuring the fish in Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Nov. 15, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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The Great Bell, Hokoji Temple

Hoko-ji temple was established by Hideyoshi Toyotomi (Shogun) in Higashiyama-ku,Kyoto-city and was imitated Nara Todai-ji Daibutsu-den. There was a great statue of Buddha, 20 meters in height, several earthquakes and thunderbolts had wreaked havoc on it. And also Daibutsu-den (the Hall of\r\nthe Great Buddha) had lost by fire in 1973. There is the Bonsho (a buddhist temple bell) inscribed Kokka Anko (May the State be peaceful and prosperous) and Kunshin Horaku (May the lord and\r\nvassal be rich and delight) in the precincts. It was the biginning of Osaka no Jin (the Siege of Osaka) and is designated as a National Important Cultural Property today.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number106‐32‐0]