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Printing of 2,000 yen bills begins

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Finance Ministry on May 8 begins printing 2,000 yen banknotes at its Takinogawa plant in Tokyo's Kita Ward. The new bills, issued to commemorate the summit of the Group of Eight nations in Okinawa Prefecture on July 21-23, feature an illustration of the Shureimon Gate in Naha, considered a symbol of the prefecture. The bills will be put into circulation July 19.

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Autumn tints of Takinogawa, Oji

A woman looking at Otonashi River (Shakujii River) from a restaurant in Oji. The river was so clear during the Edo Period that tea made from river water was praised for its high quality. The hillside along the Otonashi River was also suited for tea growing, and the tea grown here was valued on a par with the famous tea from Uji. People were probably able to enjoy this tea here. Taken from a magic lantern made around 1897, this photograph shows that the river was still clean in the Meiji Period.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number98‐50‐0]

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Autumn tints of Takinogawa, Oji

This seems to be Otonashi River (Shakujii River near Kongoji, the autumn colours temple. A bridge with a romantic atmosphere is said to have spanned a bend in the river. There was a bridge with a pleasant atmosphere. The deity Benzaiten was enshrined in a hollow in the rock near the bridge. A teahouse once stood on the hill. The river merges into Sumida River (formerly Arakawa), which flows northeast. Taken in the mid-Meiji Period.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number88‐35‐0]

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Autumn tints of Takinogawa, Oji

The slow-flowing Shakujii River originates from Sanpoji Pond, Shakujii Pond, and Fujimi Pond, then becomes a rapid stream in the Oji area. It is said that the river roared like a waterfall. Hence, the name of the river became Takinogawa ( Waterfall River). Takinogawa became famous for its autumn colours after the 8th Shogun, Tokugawa Yoshimune, had them planted in this area in 1721. A woman stands in the foreground, enjoying the scenery.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Kajima Seibei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number87‐12‐0]

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Autumn tints of Takinogawa, Oji

This bridge appears many times in photographs of Takinogawa taken during the Meiji Period. The former Takinogawa Village was located west of Mt. Asuka. The groves of maple trees where people enjoyed the autumn colours centered around Kongoji, which was also called the autumn colours temple (present-day Takinogawa 3-chome, Kita Ward). People enjoyed the cherry blossoms at Mt. Asuka in spring and the colourful leaves of Takinogawa in autumn. Mid-Meiji Period.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number85‐13‐0]

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Autumn tints of Takinogawa, Oji

Autumn tints of Takinogawa, Oji==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:A. Farsari, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Autumn tints of Takinogawa, Oji

The 8th Shogun, Tokugawa Yoshimune, visited this area in 1720-21 and was pleased to find that the Oji Gongen Shrine and the name of the Otonashi River originated in his home province, Kishu. As a result he ordered the planting of Yoshino cherry trees at Mt. Asuka and maple trees along Takinogawa to provide autumn colours. Consequently, the Oji area became a popular tourist spot for people from Edo. Taken in the mid-Meiji Period.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number80‐34‐0]

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Autumn tints of Takinogawa, Oji

The photographs of Takinogawa taken during the Meiji Period capture the beauty of the autumn colours. However, after World War II, the development of the residential areas changed the area upstream. The river banks were covered with concrete and the river started to smell due to waste water from houses. The local people launched a movement to protect the river, and finally the government built the Otonashi River Shinsui (Water Friendly) Park in 1985. Spring water is mixed with the natural flow and filtered. Thus, clean water is circulated in certain areas. Depicting the area under present-day Otonashi Bridge, this photograph was taken by Kusakabe Kinbei between 1877 and 1887 (second decade of the Meiji Period).==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number53‐32‐0]

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A teahouse at Oji

Oji was a considerable distance from Edo, but Mt. Asuka and the Takinogawa River gained fame for their cherry blossoms and autumn colours, respectively, and Oji Inari Shrine attracted more and more worshippers. Consequently, many teahouses and restaurants were built along the 450 m approach to the shrine at the foot of Mt. Asuka. Ogiya, with a garden on the other side of the river, and Ebiya were particularly well-known.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐35‐0]

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Autumn tints of Takinogawa, Oji

Oji Station is built over Shakujii River. In this area the river is called Otonashi River. The reason for this name is as follows. Toyoshima Gonnokami Kiyomitsu, a medieval feudal lord, hailed from Kishu (present-day Wakayama Prefecture) and thus established a shrine to Jakuichi Ouji Gongen (Kumano Gongen) that later became Oji Gongen. Consequently, this area was called Oji, and the river was named after the Otonashi River of Kishu. Upstream on the Otonashi River, Takinogawa Village gained fame for its autumn colours. Taken in the mid-Meiji Period.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number48‐59‐0]

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Autumn tints of Takinogawa, Oji

The red leaves of the Takino River was famous since the Edo era, and many novelists and calligraphers visited the site. The name Takino River originates from the alias of the Shakujii River, and that is the river running in the center.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number40‐7‐0]

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Autumn tints of Takinogawa, Oji

The red leaves of Takino River. Visitors climbing along the river arrive at a place called the red leaves temple or Kongoji of Takino River.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number31‐78‐0]

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Teahouse at takinogawa

Kongoji is famous for the red leaves over Takino River. It is also called Momijidera (red leaves temple) and many novelists, calligraphers and tourists visited the place. For tourism to prosper at a site like this, translation of impressions from Chinese brush painting, the Japanese garden, and beauty of nature was necessary.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number31‐39‐0]

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Autumn tints of Takinogawa, Oji

The Takino River of Oji was a pleasure spot from the Edo Era, but as the photo shows, the Japanese garden has been rediscovered in a natural setting, reflecting an eye for natural beauty.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number31‐11‐0]

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Autumn tints of Takinogawa, Oji

Below the cliffs of Oji Shrine, Takinogawa is famous for the red leaves along the Shakujii River. It was popular as a pleasure spot from the early days. At the centre of the bridge two women can be seen enjoying the view.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number25‐65‐0]

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Autumn tints of Takinogawa, Oji

In contrast to the cherry blossoms of Asukayama, Takino River was famous during the Meiji era for the leaves turning red in the autumn. It is a downstream on the Shakujii River. Two women stand on the bridge, and the building in the rear may be for looking at the red leaves. Trees aglow in autumn clours cast their shadow over the surface of the river from the right and the left.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number11‐4‐0]

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Autumn tints of Takinogawa, Oji

Autumn tints of Takinogawa, Oji==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Printing of 2,000 yen bills begins

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Finance Ministry on May 8 begins printing 2,000 yen banknotes at its Takinogawa plant in Tokyo's Kita Ward. The new bills, issued to commemorate the summit of the Group of Eight nations in Okinawa Prefecture on July 21-23, feature an illustration of the Shureimon Gate in Naha, considered a symbol of the prefecture. The bills will be put into circulation July 19.