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Ishihara donates 3,200 books to Zushi library

TOKYO, Japan - Shintaro Ishihara, co-leader of the Japan Restoration Party, holds one of the books he wrote in front of shelves storing books he has donated to the Zushi City Library in Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture, on July 8, 2014. Ishihara donated some 3,200 books.

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Asakusa, Hokkaido mascots at Tokyo event

TOKYO, Japan - Mascot character "Shin-Nyaka" (R), representing the Shin-Nakamise shopping street in Asakusa, Tokyo, and "Zushi Hokki" from the city of Hokuto, Hokkaido, pose on the street as tourists photograph them on April 17, 2014, during a tourism promotion event.

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Zushi 1st to open smoke-free beach in Kanagawa

ZUSHI, Japan - Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa talks about the new smoking ban along the prefecture's coastline to reporters on the beach of Zushi in the prefecture June 25, 2010. The city became the first in the prefecture, south of Tokyo, to open a smoke-free beach to the public for the summer in line with an ordinance adopted in May.

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Zushi 1st to open smoke-free beach in Kanagawa

ZUSHI, Japan - Kids splash on the beach in Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture, on June 25, 2010. The city became the first in the prefecture, south of Tokyo, to open a smoke-free beach to the public for the summer in line with an ordinance adopted in May.

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Chinese court orders return of stolen Buddha statue from Dutch collector

STORY: Chinese court orders return of stolen Buddha statue from Dutch collector DATELINE: July 19, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:58 LOCATION: SANMING, China CATEGORY: LAW/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the stolen Buddha statue 2. STANDUP (English): HONG YAN, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIN WENYU, Yangchun villager 4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIN WENQING, Yangchun villager STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): HONG YAN, Xinhua correspondent "On Tuesday, a court in east China's Fujian Province ruled in favor of local villagers demanding the return of a stolen Buddha statue from a Dutch collector." This sculpture was CT scanned in 2013 and shown to contain the mummified body of a Song Dynasty (960-1279) Buddhist monk called Zhanggong Zushi. It had been housed in Puzhao Temple, co-owned by Yangchun Village and Dongpu Village in Datian County in Sanming. STANDUP 2 (English): HONG YAN, Xinhua correspondent "Here is the hall where the mummified body of the Buddhist monk had been worshipped by villagers for more tha

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Crowded beach in Kanagawa Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 2, 2022, shows a bathing beach in Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, crowded with people as scorching temperatures continue in the region.

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Crowded beach in Kanagawa Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 2, 2022, shows a bathing beach in Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, crowded with people as scorching temperatures continue in the region.

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Crowded beach in Kanagawa Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 2, 2022, shows a bathing beach in Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, crowded with people as scorching temperatures continue in the region.

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Crowded beach in Kanagawa Pref.

A bathing beach in Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, is crowded with people on July 2, 2022, as scorching temperatures continue in the region.

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Zushi opens park at joint-use site in U.S. military housing area

Zushi Mayor Ryuichi Hirai (C) and other guests cut the tape during the opening ceremony of the "Ikego no Mori" nature park, created on a joint-use site in the U.S. military Ikego housing area in Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 31, 2015, ahead of its opening to the general public. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Zushi beach kicks off sea-bathing season

Children play in the water at a beach in Zushi, near Tokyo, on June 24, 2016, marking the start of the sea-bathing season in the Kanto region surrounding the capital. It was cloudy, however, and an 11-year-old girl said the water is still cold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Zushi beach kicks off sea-bathing season

Children play in the water at a beach in Zushi, near Tokyo, on June 24, 2016, marking the start of the sea-bathing season in the Kanto region surrounding the capital. It was cloudy, however, and an 11-year-old girl said the water is still cold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan sailing team head seeks crew members for America's Cup

Kazuhiko Sofuku (L), general manager of the sailing squad "SoftBank Team Japan" that aims to compete in the 2017 America's Cup in Bermuda, interviews a potential Japanese crew member in Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, on Nov. 27, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Olympian eyes sailing team member for America's Cup

Yugo Yoshida (far R), a 470-class dinghy sailor in the 2012 London Olympics, goes through a physical fitness measurement in Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, on Nov. 27, 2015, in a qualifying test for crew members of a Japanese team for the 2017 America's Cup in Bermuda. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese chef shows "masu-zushi" delicacy at Expo Milano

A Japanese chef introduces the "masu-zushi" delicacy made of trout and vinegared rice, a specialty of Toyama Prefecture, at an event square in the Expo Milano's Japan Pavilion on Aug. 1, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Beach in Zushi opens to public

Children play at a swimming beach in Zushi, near Tokyo, on June 26, 2015, after it opened to the public to mark the start of the sea-bathing season. The municipal government said it will work to make the beach "the safest and most enjoyable" location for swimming in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Beach in Zushi opens to public

Children play at a swimming beach in Zushi, near Tokyo, on June 26, 2015, after it opened to the public to mark the start of the sea-bathing season. The municipal government said it will work to make the beach "the safest and most enjoyable" location for swimming in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese delicacy introduced at Expo Milano 2015

Visitors to the Japan Pavilion of Expo Milano 2015 taste "Iwakuni zushi," a type of pressed sushi made with fish and vegetables from Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on May 24, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Event launches nature park used jointly with U.S. military

Mayor Ryuichi Hirai (2nd from L, front row) of Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture, and former Olympian Dai Tamesue (3rd from L, front row) run at a ceremony launching the use of part of the Ikego Housing Area and U.S. Navy Annex in the city southwest of Tokyo as the "Ikego no Mori" nature park from February. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Opening ceremony for nature park jointly used with U.S. military

Mayor Ryuichi Hirai (C) of Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture, and other officials cut the ribbon at an opening ceremony for the "Ikego no Mori" nature park to be used jointly with the U.S. military in the city southwest of Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2015. The park is in the compounds of a U.S. military residential area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cooking of Japanese dish demonstrated at Expo Milano

Food coordinator Yoshie Kamiya (R) from Oita Prefecture, southern Japan, demonstrates how to cook "chirashi zushi," or unrolled sushi of vinegared rice mixed with various ingredients, during an event at the Expo Milano 2015 Japan Pavilion in Milan, Italy, on Oct. 20, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heavy rain on Pacific coast of Japan

Photo taken July 3, 2021, shows the site of a mudslide triggered by torrential rain in the Kanagawa Prefecture city of Zushi, eastern Japan.

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Heavy rain on Pacific coast of Japan

Photo taken July 3, 2021, shows the site of a mudslide triggered by torrential rain in the Kanagawa Prefecture city of Zushi, eastern Japan.

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Heavy rain on Pacific coast of Japan

Photo taken July 3, 2021, shows the site of a mudslide triggered by torrential rain in the Kanagawa Prefecture city of Zushi, eastern Japan.

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A mountain path and a teahouse

Photographer unknown. Entitled Kamakura. A shack that could be a teahouse is visible between two hills. According to the lithographic map The Illustrated Map of Enoshima, Kugenuma, Zushi, and Kanazawa of 1896, this is probably one of the scenic points around Yamafutatsu (literally Two Mountains ) located between Nakatsumiya and Okitsumiya of Enoshima Shinto Shrine.==Date:unknown, Place:Enoshima, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number92‐14‐0]

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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 naiden (inner sanctuary) of Chion-in Temple

The shumidan and zushi of the Miei-do Hall of Chion-in Temple are viewed from the southwest. The shumidan is done in Zen style, with gild and lacquer, and has a sculpture of a seated Honen (the founder). Miei-do is the main hall of the temple. Its girder and cross beams are about 20m and 16.4m in length. Reconstructed in 1639, it is built in single-story irimoya style with a tiled roof.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:A. Farsari, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number82‐14‐0]

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Zushi 1st to open smoke-free beach in Kanagawa

ZUSHI, Japan - Kids splash on the beach in Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture, on June 25, 2010. The city became the first in the prefecture, south of Tokyo, to open a smoke-free beach to the public for the summer in line with an ordinance adopted in May. (Kyodo)

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Zushi 1st to open smoke-free beach in Kanagawa

ZUSHI, Japan - Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa talks about the new smoking ban along the prefecture's coastline to reporters on the beach of Zushi in the prefecture June 25, 2010. The city became the first in the prefecture, south of Tokyo, to open a smoke-free beach to the public for the summer in line with an ordinance adopted in May. (Kyodo)

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Swimming beach in Zushi opens

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Children play at a swimming beach in Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture, on June 24, 2011, as it opened to swimmers the same day. It is the first swimming beach in the Kanto region, eastern Japan, to open this season amid fears about radiation and tsunami in the wake of the March earthquake and tsunami disaster and the continuing nuclear crisis in northeastern Japan. (Kyodo)

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Patrol near Kanagawa beach

Japan Coast Guard officers patrol waters off a beach in Zushi in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 2, 2020, as no life guards are deployed at the famous swimming beach this summer due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Patrol near Kanagawa beach

Japan Coast Guard officers patrol waters off a beach in Zushi in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 2, 2020, as no life guards are deployed at the famous swimming beach this summer due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Typhoon Faxai hits Tokyo area

A tunnel is blocked by fallen trees in Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Sept. 9, 2019, in the wake of Typhoon Faxai. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Deadly landslide on street near Tokyo

Photo taken Feb. 5, 2020, shows the scene of a small landslide that killed an 18-year-old woman who was walking through a residential area in Zushi, near Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Deadly landslide on street near Tokyo

Photo taken Feb. 5, 2020, shows the scene of a small landslide that killed an 18-year-old woman who was walking through a residential area in Zushi, near Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Deadly landslide on street near Tokyo

Photo taken Feb. 5, 2020, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the scene of a small landslide that killed an 18-year-old woman who was walking through a residential area in Zushi, near Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Deadly landslide on street near Tokyo

Photo taken Feb. 5, 2020, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the scene of a small landslide that killed an 18-year-old woman who was walking through a residential area in Zushi, near Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Deadly landslide on street near Tokyo

Photo taken Feb. 5, 2020, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the scene of a small landslide that killed an 18-year-old woman who was walking through a residential area in Zushi, near Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heat wave in Japan

Photo taken Aug. 4, 2019, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows people on Zushi Beach in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, for sea bathing amid the scorching summer heat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heat wave in Japan

Photo taken Aug. 4, 2019, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows parasols on Zushi Beach in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, as people flock there for sea bathing amid the scorching summer heat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heat wave in Japan

Photo taken Aug. 4, 2019, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows parasols on Zushi Beach in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, as people flock there for sea bathing amid the scorching summer heat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Leaking of stalking victim's address

A photo of Rie Miyoshi, who was killed by her stalker ex-boyfriend in Zushi, Japan, in 2012, is shown by her husband during a press conference in Yokohama on Jan. 15, 2018. The Yokohama District Court ordered the city of Zushi earlier in the day to pay 1.1 million yen ($9,900) in compensation for leaking the address of the woman who was tracked down and murdered. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Zushi beach kicks off sea-bathing season

Elementary school students run into the water at a beach in Zushi, near Tokyo, on June 30, 2017, marking the start of the sea-bathing season. Around 300 children enjoyed playing in the water even amid rainy and chilly weather. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Zushi beach kicks off sea-bathing season

Elementary school students run into the water at a beach in Zushi, near Tokyo, on June 30, 2017, marking the start of the sea-bathing season. Around 300 children enjoyed playing in the water even amid rainy and chilly weather. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Exhibit shows richness of Japanese food culture

Photo taken Jan. 27, 2017, shows fried tofu stuffed with boiled rice, or "inari-zushi," which is described as "a dish fit for the gods." It is served at a Tokyo exhibition aimed at promoting the richness of Japanese food culture. The event runs through May 21 in Tokyo's Kayabacho area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hair from alleged rapist's condo may be Blackman's

TOKYO, Japan - Police said Dec. 28 that hair found in a condominium belonging to alleged rapist Joji Obara may be that of Lucie Blackman (file photo), a 22-year-old British bar hostess who disappeared in July in Tokyo. DNA tests indicate that several strands of hair taken from a bathroom of the condominium owned by Obara in the seaside city of Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, were hers, the police said.