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Red-brick Tokyo Station building reopens

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in 2004 shows the two-storied red-brick Tokyo Station building, as the third floor and the domes of the original building were destroyed by a 1945 air raid during World War II. The station building opened Oct. 1, 2012, after five years' restoration work to return the landmark to its original look dating back to 1914.

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Nile Museum in Egypt's Aswan stands out with unique African vibes

STORY: Nile Museum in Egypt's Aswan stands out with unique African vibes DATELINE: March 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: ASWAN, Egypt CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the museum STORYLINE: Near the old Low Dam of Upper Egypt's sunny city of Aswan, the Nile Museum documents the history of the Nile River flowing through 11 African countries and how the continent's lifeline and its vast basin nourish almost the entirety of African culture. The museum, which is built on an area of over 2,000 square meters and opened in early 2016, is located in the heart of the vast African Cultural Center affiliated with the Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation. "Through the museum, we assert that the passage of the Nile River within the 11 African countries is like an artery within the same body, which strengthens the relationship between these countries," Ereen Fayez, the museum's general manager, told Xinhua. The two-storied museum comprises several themed halls, with those on the fi

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Hiroshige - 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Print 4

4 Kanagawa - View of a street along the top of a cliff overlooking Yedo Bay, and female touts trying to drag travellers into the resthouses. This station was on a cliff overlooking a magnificent seascape of Edo Bay. One side of the highway was lined with two storied teahouses which commanded views of the beautiful bay.The land has been reclaimed from the bay seen in the picture and now forms a part of Yokohama City. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858). The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido - Hoeido edition (1831-4) Date: 1831 - 1834

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Temple pagoda lit in pink for breast cancer awareness blitz

The two-storied Tahoto pagoda at Jison-in, a Buddhist temple and UNESCO World Heritage site in Kudoyama, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, is illuminated in pink on Oct. 31, 2015, as part of the Pink Ribbon breast cancer awareness campaign. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Candle lit at temple in breast cancer awareness campaign

Comedian Kuniko Yamada, a survivor of breast cancer, lights a candle on Oct. 31, 2015, at an event to illuminate in pink the two-storied Tahoto pagoda at Jison-in, a Buddhist temple and UNESCO World Heritage site, in Kudoyama, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan. The event was held as part of the Pink Ribbon breast cancer awareness campaign. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Carp streamers

The original title of the photograph is Boys Festival at Yokohama. The roofs of some fine, probably two-storied houses are visible in the foreground. It may be near the city, but the exact location is unknown.==Date:unknown, Place:Yokohama, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number96‐97‐0]

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Sokokura Spa

This is the Sokokura Spa viewed from the opposite side of Jakotsu River, after crossing Mannen Bridge. The hip roof on the left is Jizodo (a temple hall where a Buddhist deity is enshrined). The house with a thatched roof before it is Yorozuya , Umeya is in front of that. The two-storied building on the right is Tsutaya. The house partially visible on the right is Sengokuya Inn. The roofs of these spa houses are thatched. Therefore, this photo was taken before the big fire of 1881.==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:Usui Shuzaburo?, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number65‐16‐0]

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The Hakone post town

This photo depicts the post town of Hakone viewed from around the old Hakone check point site. The two-storied house behind the tree in the centre is Hatago Hafuya (present-day Hokone Hotel), an inn for commoners. The huge thatched roofed houses behind are, Kawada Honjin, an officially appointed inn for feudal lords, Koma Honjin, Ishiuchi Honjin, and Amano Heizaemon Honjin. Compared to catalogue # 2945, the backyards of honjins appear to be sticking out to Lake Ashinoko. The mountain behind on the left is Mt. Kurakake and the one in the centre is Hakone Pass.==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number64‐46‐0]

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Tahoto (two-storied pagoda)

The photograph is from the collection of Stillfried. The identity of the Tahoto is unknown.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number63‐19‐0]

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Mt. Fuji seen from the Hakone post town

This photo captures Mt. Fuji with Lake Ashinoko and the post town of Hakone in the foreground. The two-storied house with a gentle sloped roof in the centre is Hafuya (present-day Hakone Hotel), the pyramid shaped roofs on the left of it are, from the right, Matahara, Kawada, Koma, and Ishiuchi Honjins (officially appointed inns for feudal lords). The peninsulas on the left sticking out to the lake are, from the foreground, Hatabikiyama, Mikuniyama, and Nagao Pass just before Mt. Fuji can be seen.==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number59‐46‐0]

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Lake Ashi

This is the post town of Hakone as seen from what was once the Hakone barrier station. The two-storied building projecting into Lake Ashinoko is the Hafuya Inn (present day Hakone Hotel). The large structures with thatched roofs to its right are officially appointed inns (Honjin) for the feudal lords (Daimyo) and other noblemen. They are from the left, Kawada Honjin, Koma Honjin, Ishiuchi Honjin, and Amano Heizaemon Honjin. The mountain on the left is Mt. Kurakake, and Hakone Pass is located to the right.==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number59‐34‐2]

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Tahoto (two-storied pagoda), Ishiyamadera Temple

Tahoto (two-storied pagoda), Ishiyamadera Temple==Date:unknown, Place:Shiga, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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A tea house in Ishiyamadera Temple grounds

This photograph captures the lively atmosphere of a teahouse in the Ishiyamadera temple grounds. Benches are placed under the roof, where women are having a good time eating and drinking. There are dogs and children as well. The hillside location provides a good view. The terrace on the left is Tsukimitei. Tobacco trays are placed on the benches. Tahoto(two-storied pagoda) is partially visible on the far right.==Date:unknown, Place:Shiga, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number46‐118‐0]

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Carp streamers

The carp streamers all over town. Four groups of carp streamers are laced on four high pillars, and they hang down due to lack of wind. The houses are two-storied, and the house in front has a big cart and a load of products stacked up.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number24‐45‐0]

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Pier at The Russian Settlement at Inasa

Shiga was the village headman of Fuchi in Urakami Village, and the area leading onto present-day Asahi-Ohashi Bridge in Asahi-machi was called ‘Shiga-no-hato.’ The building on the tip of the land on the left is Restaurant Volga run by Morooka Matsu. The two-storied building in front of it is the villa of the Fukudas and housed the Russian officers’ club where Michinaga Ei, known as Inasa Oei, would work later. The building with the big roof in the foreground belonged to Fukuda, the sanshi (assistant officer). The house on the right belonged to Shiga.==Date:about 1874, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:Ueno Hikoma?, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Oura River and the foreign settlement

Looking upstream the Oura River. This photo was taken between 1864 and 1866. The two-storied western building on the right was owned by a Dutchman called J. Bruinier, the house next door was Smith Ship Chandler. The western-style building further down the street has a sign saying ‘Express’. On the left side of the river bank are, starting from the foreground, Oura No. 14 (leased out by Alt) and No. 15 (leased out by Glover). The building with the white walls is No. 29. Chinese people were living in all of those buildings.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:F. Beato, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Oura waterfront street

This is the Oura Bund viewed from the wharf in front of Oura No. 4 and No. 5. The two-storied building with red columns is the British Consulate at Oura No. 6 and the sign at the arch at the gate reads ‘H.B.M.COUNCIL.’ The presence of the wood and iron Sagarimatsu Bridge on the right indicates that this photo was taken after 1887. The steeple of Oura Church, The Glover house and Yongo-matsu pine tree in Minamiyamate are also visible.==Date:1887-1896, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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The main gate of Nakashima Confucian Shrine and the residence of Ueno Hikoma

The white walled house in the center is where Ueno Hikoma lived and had his photo studio. The new two-storied photo studio Ueno Hikoma built in 1872 can be seen. The big gate on the left is the main gate of Nagasaki Seido, along with Yushima in Tokyo and Taku in Saga, one of the three foremost academic centers of Confucianism in Japan at that time. The foliage across the river is Mizu-jinja Shrine of Irabayashi close to the water source for the Kurata-Suihi waterworks during the Edo period.==Date:about 1874, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:Ueno Hikoma?, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Hongochi Viewed from Matsunomori Shrine

The pine foliage on the left is Matsunomori Shrine, the town on the right Shindaiku-machi. The area in the center with the rice fields but no buildings is Katafuchi. Nagasaki Prison would be built here between 1882 and 1908 and Nagasaki Higher Commercial School (present-day Nagasaki University Faculty of Economics) in March 1905. A distant view of the warehouse and the two-storied white photo studio newly built in 1872 at the Ueno Hikoma residence are visible at Nakashima in Ise-machi right of Shindaiku-machi.==Date:about 1874, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:Ueno Hikoma?, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Nihon-kan and Seiyo-kan at Hakone Villa

The one-storied Japanese building on the left and the two-storied western style building on the right were constructed in 1886. The buildings were destroyed by the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923 and the North Izu Earthquake in 1930.==Date:Middle Meiji, Place:Hakone, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Oura River and Benten-bashi Bridge

Benten Bridge was built in 1865 at the mouth of Oura River. The bridge is an arched wooden girder bridge with two bridge piers. Both ends of the bridge have stone steps. The buidling at Oura No.12 is an irimoya-style two-storied building. A photo taken a little bit before this photo does not show the veranda of the house while the building itself was no longer shown on an 1871 map of the settlement. Around 1868. ==Date:unknown, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:F. Beato, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)