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Shrine illumination in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 20 Kyodo - Tokyo's Ueno Toshogu shrine is pictured during a lighting ceremony on Nov. 20, 2024. (Kyodo)

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Shrine illumination in Tokyo

Tokyo's Ueno Toshogu shrine is pictured during a lighting ceremony on Nov. 20, 2024.

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Shrine illumination in Tokyo

Tokyo's Ueno Toshogu shrine is pictured during a lighting ceremony on Nov. 20, 2024.

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Shrine illumination in Tokyo

Tokyo's Ueno Toshogu shrine is pictured during a lighting ceremony on Nov. 20, 2024. The special night illumination will run through Dec. 8.

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Nikko Toshogu traditional warrior parade

People dressed in warrior costumes of old Japan march at Nikko Toshogu shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, during a traditional parade on May 18, 2024.

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Nikko Toshogu traditional warrior parade

People dressed in warrior costumes of old Japan march at Nikko Toshogu shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, during a traditional parade on May 18, 2024.

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Asian American heritage celebrated in New York

STORY: Asian American heritage celebrated in New York SHOOTING TIME: May 12, 2024 DATELINE: May 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:00 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event at Flushing Town Hall in New York City 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHRISTOPHER MARTE, Member of the New York City Council 3. various of the event at Flushing Town Hall in New York City 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): MA YUNFEI, Director of China National Tourist Office in New York STORYLINE: Asian American heritage was celebrated at Flushing Town Hall in New York City in the form of photo and art exhibition, Asian cuisine tasting as well as cultural performance on Sunday evening. Present at the event were more than 100 guests from various ethnic groups. According to a release by the Sino-American Culture and Arts Foundation, which organized the event, scores of photos showcased cultural and natural heritage sites including China's Yellow Mountain and Dazu Rock Carvings, Japan's Nikko Toshogu Shrine, Malaysia'

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G-7 ministerial meeting on gender equality

Participants of the Group of Seven ministerial meeting on gender equality and women's empowerment pose for a group photo at Nikko Toshogu shrine in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, on June 25, 2023, after the conclusion of their two-day gathering.

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G-7 ministerial meeting on gender equality

Participants of the Group of Seven ministerial meeting on gender equality and women's empowerment pose for a group photo at Nikko Toshogu shrine in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, on June 25, 2023, after the conclusion of their two-day gathering.

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Nikko Toshogu samurai parade

People in samurai warrior outfits march at Nikko Toshogu shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, during a traditional parade on May 18, 2023. The event took place for the first time in four years after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Nikko Toshogu samurai parade

People in samurai warrior outfits march at Nikko Toshogu shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, during a traditional parade on May 18, 2023. The event took place for the first time in four years after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Nikko Toshogu samurai parade

People in samurai warrior outfits march at Nikko Toshogu shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, during a traditional parade on May 18, 2023. The event took place for the first time in four years after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Restored "Three Wise Monkeys" in Nikko unveiled

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan, March 30 Kyodo - The "Sanzau" (Three Wise Monkeys) wooden carving at the Nikko Toshogu shrine, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, is unveiled on March 30, 2017, at the completion of a restoration project undertaken since last June. The three monkeys covering their eyes, ears and mouth are famous for the "see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil" poses.

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Lightup Nikko event to start at World Heritage site

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - The five-story pagoda of Nikko Toshogu Shrine in the city of Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, which is part of "Shrines and Temples of Nikko", a UNESCO World Heritage site, is lit up on a trial basis before an annual "Lightup Nikko" event, which will run from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2.

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Nikko's World Heritage temple partially lit up

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - The Gomado Hall of Rinnoji Temple at Nikko Toshogu Shrine, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is illuminated on a trial basis in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Oct. 30, 2014, on the eve of the three-day "Light up Nikko 2014" event.

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Samurai grand parade at Nikko Toshogu for autumn festival

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - A grand procession of men dressed in samurai costumes, a 400-year-old tradition known as the Procession of 1,000 Samurai, takes place during the Autumn Festival at Nikko Toshogu, a Shinto shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture in eastern Japan, on Oct. 17, 2014.

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Samurai grand parade at Nikko Toshogu for autumn festival

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - A grand procession of men dressed in warrior costumes, a 400-year-old tradition known as the Procession of 1,000 Samurai, takes place during the Autumn Festival at Nikko Toshogu, a Shinto shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture in eastern Japan, on Oct. 17, 2014.

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Samurai grand parade at Nikko Toshogu for autumn festival

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - A grand procession of men dressed in samurai costumes, a 400-year-old tradition known as the Procession of 1,000 Samurai, takes place during the Autumn Festival at Nikko Toshogu, a Shinto shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture in eastern Japan, on Oct. 17, 2014.

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Dutchman makes replica of clock given to Japan leader in 1611

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Johan Ten Hoeve from the Netherlands works to make a replica of a clock presented in 1611 to Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the feudal Tokugawa shogunate administration in Japan, by Spanish King Philip III in this file photo taken in Shizuoka, central Japan, on May 17, 2014. The original clock is kept at the Kunouzan Toshogu shrine in the Japanese city.

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Samurai-style procession at Nikko Toshogu shrine

NIKKO, Japan - More than 1,000 citizens dressed in samurai costumes parade in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, during the Nikko Toshogu shrine's festival on May 18, 2014. The festival dates back more than 400 years.

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Parade of 1,000 warriors held in Nikko

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - A parade of over 1,000 citizens in ancient warrior costumes is conducted on the approach to the Nikko Toshogu shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, on May 18, 2014.

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Replica 400-yr-old clock of Tokugawa Ieyasu

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Clock craftsman Johan ten Hoeve from London disassembles a 400-year-old clock, a gift from Spanish King Philip III to "shogun" Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1611, at Kunozan Toshogu Shrine in Shizuoka on May 13, 2014, in order to create a replica.

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Gate of Nikko Toshogu shrine

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 24, 2012, shows the Yomeimon gate of Nikko Toshogu shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture. The famed gate will undergo a six-year restoration starting in the spring of 2013.

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1st Michelin 'Green Guide' for Japan to debut Mon.

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows the Yomeimon gate of Nikko Toshogu Shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, which is listed as one of 56 three-star destinations worth a trip in the first Michelin ''Green Guide'' for Japan.

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Nikko Toshogu Shrine lit up

NIKKO, Japan - Nikko Toshogu Shrine, designated a World Heritage site, is lit up in a test on Nov. 1 ahead of a lighting-up event starting Nov. 2.

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1000-person procession staged in Nikko

NIKKO, Japan - A 1000-person procession is staged at the Toshogu Shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, on May 18, reproducing a procession in 1617 when the ashes of the Tokugawa Shogunate founder, Tokugawa Ieyasu, were transferred to Nikko from Shizuoka Prefecture.

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Nikko jubilant as shrines, temple added to Heritage List

NIKKO, Japan - Citizens of the historic town Nikko celebrate early in the morning of Dec. 2 after the United Nations agency in charge of safeguarding the world's historical sites put three famous Nikko religious sites on the World Heritage List. The U.N. World Heritage Committee added Toshogu Shrine, Futarasan Shrine and Rinnoji Temple in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture during a meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco.

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2 shrines, temple in Nikko added to World Heritage List

NIKKO, Japan - File photo shows the Yomeimon Gate of Toshogu Shrine in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, which was added to the World Heritage List on Dec. 1 along with Futarasan Shrine and Rinnoji Temple in the same prefecture.

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Toshogu Shrine recommended as World Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Japan has recommended two shrines and a temple in the city of Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo to be added to the World Heritage List. File photo shows one of the shrines -- the Toshogu Shrine dedicated primarily to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate. The World Heritage Committee is due to meet in Marrakesh, Morocco, for six days from Nov. 29.

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