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Woodblock print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi showing Emperor Jimmu in flowing robes holding a long bow and staff with a bird, standing before radiating sunbeams as figures cower below.

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Omar Ali Saifuddin mosque, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.

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