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Maple leaves festival in western Japan

"Miko" shrine maidens holding maple branches perform a dance in front of a waterfall during an autumn festival in Kumanonachi Taisha shrine in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 14, 2023.

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Ritual at waterfall in western Japan

"Miko" shrine maidens dance in front of a waterfall in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, during a Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine ritual praying for a rich harvest on April 14, 2023.

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Ritual at waterfall in western Japan

"Miko" shrine maidens dance in front of a waterfall in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, during a Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine ritual praying for a rich harvest on April 14, 2023.

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"Hiroshima Maiden" Yamaoka dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in the city of Hiroshima in October 2004 shows Michiko Yamaoka speaking about her experience of the 1945 atomic bombing to elementary school students visiting the city on a school trip. Yamaoka, one of the "Hiroshima Maidens" who underwent reconstructive surgery for facial burns in the United States from 1955, died of pneumonia on Feb. 2, 2013, at a Hiroshima nursing facility for the elderly. She was 82.

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"Hiroshima Maiden" Yamaoka dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in 2004 shows Michiko Yamaoka, one of the "Hiroshima Maidens" who survived the 1945 atomic bombing of the city and underwent reconstructive surgery for facial burns in the United States from 1955. Yamaoka died of pneumonia on Feb. 2, 2013, at a Hiroshima nursing facility for the elderly. She was 82.

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(6)UNESCO adds Japanese sites to World Heritage list

SHINGU, Japan - Maidens at Kumano-Hayatama Shrine in Wakayama Prefecture perform a commemorative dance after the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's World Heritage Committee decided July 1 in Suzhou, China, to include in its heritage list the holy grounds and pilgrimage path in the Kii mountains straddling central and western Japan. The shrine is located in the heritage district.

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Traditional tea-picking at Kumano shrine

SHINGU, Japan - Kumano Hongu Taisha maidens pick tea leaves in the shinto shrine's traditional ''First Tea-picking of the Season'' in the town of Hongu in Wakayama Prefecture on April 5. Kumano Hongu Taisha is one of the three shinto shrines located in the Kumano district, which from earliest times was believed to be a dwelling place of the gods.

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Hydrangea festival in western Japan

"Miko" shrine maidens perform a ritual during an annual hydrangea festival at the World Heritage-listed Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on June 14, 2022, to pray for people's health and safety.

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Hydrangea festival in western Japan

"Miko" shrine maidens perform a ritual during an annual hydrangea festival at the World Heritage-listed Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on June 14, 2022, to pray for people's health and safety.

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Ritual at waterfall in western Japan

"Miko" maidens of Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, dance in front of a waterfall during a ritual praying for a rich harvest on April 14, 2022.

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Ritual at waterfall in western Japan

"Miko" maidens of Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, dance in front of a waterfall during a ritual praying for a rich harvest on April 14, 2022.

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Traditional tea-picking at Kumano shrine

SHINGU, Japan - Kumano Hongu Taisha maidens pick tea leaves in the shinto shrine's traditional ''First Tea-picking of the Season'' in the town of Hongu in Wakayama Prefecture on April 5. Kumano Hongu Taisha is one of the three shinto shrines located in the Kumano district, which from earliest times was believed to be a dwelling place of the gods.

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Curse Of The Golden Flower (2006)

Maidens Film: Curse Of The Golden Flower; Man Cheng Jin Dai Huang Jin Jia; Autumn Remembrance; The City Of Gold (MAN CHENG JIN DAI HUANG JIN JIA) Hk/Chn 2006, Director: Yimou Zhang 21 December 2006 Date: 21 December 2006

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Curse Of The Golden Flower (2006)

Maidens Film: Curse Of The Golden Flower; Man Cheng Jin Dai Huang Jin Jia; Autumn Remembrance; The City Of Gold (MAN CHENG JIN DAI HUANG JIN JIA) Hk/Chn 2006, Director: Yimou Zhang 21 December 2006 Date: 21 December 2006

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Penzance, the Merry Maidens c1864

Penzance, the Merry Maidens c1864 Date: 1864

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A Midsummer Night'S Dream film (1935)

James Cagney & Maidens Characters: Bottom, the Weaver & Film: A Midsummer Night's Dream (USA 1935) Director: William Dieterle, Max Reinhard 09 October 1935 Date: 09 October 1935

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FIRE MAIDENS OF OUTER SPACE

FIRE MAIDENS OF OUTER SPACE [BR 1956] SYDNEY TAFLER, HARRY FOWLER, PAUL CARPENTER, SUSAN SHAW, ANTHONY DEXTER Date: 1956

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FIRE MAIDENS OF OUTER SPACE

FIRE MAIDENS OF OUTER SPACE [BR 1956] PAUL CARPENTER [left] Date: 1956

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COBRA WOMAN

COBRA WOMAN [US 1944] MARIA MONTEZ [centre] Date: 1944

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OUR MODERN MAIDENS

OUR MODERN MAIDENS Douglas Fairbanks Jnr and Joan Crawford Date: 1929

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Actress group to perform drama on "Hiroshima Maidens"

Members of the "On7" actress group listen as Koko Kondo (foreground) talks at a church in Hiroshima, western Japan, on July 8, 2015, about the experience of the "Hiroshima Maidens," a group of Japanese women who survived the 1945 atomic bombing as schoolgirls but were seriously disfigured by burns and subsequently received reconstructive surgery in the United States a decade later. The actress group plans to perform a stage drama from September about the women whose U.S. treatment was arranged through the efforts of Kondo's late father Rev. Kiyoshi Tanimoto. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wisteria queens for 2015 debut at temple in Wakayama, western Japan

Haruka Horino (L) and Reika Noshita pose as "Fuji Musume" (Wisteria Maidens) for 2015 on April 15 at a temple in Hashimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, a tourist spot known for purple Wisteria flowers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese painter opens exhibition in Tokyo on art of Mogao caves

Chinese artist Chang Jiahuang poses in March 2015 next to a painting of flying heavenly maidens at an exhibition he organized in Tokyo to promote awareness of the mural art of the Mogao caves in Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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The approach to Kasuga Shrine and mideums

A sessha (sub-shrine), Wakamiya Shrine which is famous for its Onmatsuri festival, is located at southeast of Kasuga Taisha. This photo was taken at the shrine approach from the Nanmon Gate (South Gate) of Kasuga Taisha facing the northerly Wakamiya Shrine with Nanmon Gate in the background. Six standing mikos (shrine maidens) and one kneeling are seen in the approach. The photographer is the same person who took catalogue #4333 and the mikos are also the same.==Date:unknown, Place:Nara, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number87‐42‐0]

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The Benzaiten (the Indian-origin Goddess of fortune),Enoshima Island

Photographer unknown. Entitled ENOSHIMA. 523. The small shrine visible in the centre could be the one located in the middle of Hongu Iwaya, or the small shrine worshipping tennyo (heavenly maidens). The Illustrated Map of Enoshima, Kugenuma, Zushi, and Kanazawa published in 1898 mentions the existence of two small shrines and a washroom.==Date:unknown, Place:Enoshima, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number85‐18‐0]

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The Yomeimon Gate,Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

A view of Yomei Gate from the worship hall of the Toshogu Shrine. To the right of the photo is a hut for mikoshi (portable palanquin). There are elaborate carvings of peonies on the right and left panel boards. The white twelve-legged gate stands out. Three mikoshi are enshrined in the hut, and the mirror ceiling portrays Tennyo (heavenly maidens) dancing. The colouring of the photo is rough.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number2‐37‐0]

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Weaving of fabric for Japan imperial rite

A woman wearing traditional clothing for shrine maidens weaves a fabric that will be used in the Great Thanksgiving Ceremony known as the Daijosai, to be performed by Japanese Emperor Naruhito in November 2019. The weaving took place during a ceremony to mark the start of the work at the Yamasakiimbe Shrine in Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 10. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fan festival at western Japan shrine

Shrine maidens clean large fans taken out from storage at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on July 6, 2020, for display during the July 14 Ogi-tate Matsuri (fan festival.)

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Hydrangea festival in western Japan

Miko shrine maidens perform a Japanese sacred dance with hydrangeas during an annual festival of the flower at Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on June 14, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ritual at western Japan shrine

"Miko" maidens of Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, perform a dance in front of the Nachi waterfall during a ritual praying for a rich harvest on April 14, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Weaving of fabric for Japan imperial rite

A woman (R) wearing traditional clothing for shrine maidens weaves a fabric that will be used in the Great Thanksgiving Ceremony known as the Daijosai, to be performed by Japanese Emperor Naruhito in November 2019. The weaving took place during a ceremony to mark the start of the work at the Yamasakiimbe Shrine in Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 10. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fan festival at western Japan shrine

Shrine maidens clean large fans taken out from storage of Kumano Hayatama Shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on July 8, 2019, for display during the July 14 Ogi-tate Matsuri (fan festival.)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hydrangeas festival in western Japan

Miko shrine maidens perform a Japanese sacred dance with hydrangeas during an annual festival of the flower at Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on June 14, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hydrangeas festival in western Japan

Miko shrine maidens perform a Japanese sacred dance with hydrangeas during an annual festival of the flower at Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on June 14, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Part-time "miko" jobs for New Year

Women planning to work as part-time "miko" maidens during the New Year season take part in a practice session at a temple in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 23, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Part-time "miko" jobs for New Year

Women planning to work as part-time "miko" maidens during the New Year season take part in a practice session at a temple in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 23, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Part-time "miko" jobs for New Year

Women planning to work as part-time "miko" maidens during the New Year season take part in a fitting session at a temple in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 23, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan festival showing thanks for rich harvest

"Miko" shrine maidens perform a Japanese sacred dance during a festival to show appreciation for a rich harvest at Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine on a UNESCO World Heritage pilgrimage route in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 14, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(6)UNESCO adds Japanese sites to World Heritage list

SHINGU, Japan - Maidens at Kumano-Hayatama Shrine in Wakayama Prefecture perform a commemorative dance after the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's World Heritage Committee decided July 1 in Suzhou, China, to include in its heritage list the holy grounds and pilgrimage path in the Kii mountains straddling central and western Japan. The shrine is located in the heritage district. (Kyodo)