Our office will be closed from July 22nd to the 25th, due to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony which will take place on 23rd.
NHK Video Bank will resume business on July 26th.
However, due to the current COVID-19 situation, we are still working under certain constraints which could cause some delays in replying to you. Please stay safe!

The Sustainable Development Goals are not just about protecting our environment. It's a call for action by all countries to promote prosperity while protecting the planet.
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Not only does it look good, it smell good and taste good, it has been registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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Take a break and discover Japan in all its glory.
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We are closed from 29th April to 5th May (JST) for Golden Week holidays.
Golden Week holidays are 7 consecutive days this year.
NHK Video Bank will resume business on May 6th.
However, due to the current COVID-19 situation, we are still working under certain constraints which could cause some delays in replying to you. Please stay safe!

Staring at the computer screen all day could be rather stressful. Enhale, and enjoy these cute baby animals.
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Himeji Castle in Hyogo prefecture was one of the first UNESCO World Heritage site to be registered in Japan. It is also designated as a Japanese National Treasure.
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Aerial shots of Tokyo Skytree and Mt. Fuji
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Sushi has won its reputation for being Japan's most famous delicacy with fans across the world. Placing sliced raw fish
on a small bed of rice seems quite simple, but it takes years of hard work and dedication to master the art of sushi making.
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Time lapse of the famous Shibuya scramble crossing during the spring cherry blossom season. People pouring across the street from all directions at once.
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Nightscape of megacity Tokyo is shining.This nightscape is showing Tokyo Tower and Rainbow Bridge.
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A big cumulonimbus cloud came to near north of Tokyo. On August 26th in 2018 evening, a big cumulonimbus cloud and lightnings are visible from TOKYO SKYTREE.
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Reiwa - an era of Beautiful(令) Harmony(和). Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announced the new gengo, "Reiwa," at a media conference and held up a board with the characters written on it in Kanji characters on April 1, 2019.
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A baby bear jumps into the hot spa and wipes itself with a towel. Another bear pleading for a bottle of beer.
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The Japanese soul food "Soba" is a simple noodle dish made from buckwheat flour and water. Soba are easy to make, tasty, and are available almost anywhere in Japan.
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The site of Japanese macaques bathing in a hot spring has become an iconic winter attraction for tourists in Japan.
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Oh, flashing! In the hot summer evening, flash of lightning and rainbow are seen simultaneously after rain.
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We are closed from 27th April to 6th May (JST) for Golden Week holidays.
This year, Golden Week holidays are 10 consecutive days, due to the events of Imperial succession.
NHK Video Bank will resume business on May 7th.

Manta rays spotted swimming in the deep blue oceans of Okinawa. See how sharksuckers (who act as cleaner fish that remove any parasites and dead skin), swim along and attach themselves to the manta ray.
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Kojima, also known as "Monkey Island," is famous for its inhabitants the Japanese macaques, who wash sweet potatoes in the water before eating them.
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Production resumes at Japanese National Railways' factory in Osaka, after suspending its business during the war.
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Recycling is the process of recovering scrap and reprocessing into useful products. This factory does just that. A car is disassembled into separate parts and given new life.
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The Ilulissat Icefjord, registered as a World Heritage Site, is located 250 km north of the Arctic Circle in Greenland. The Sermeq Kujalleq glacier of the Ilulissat Icefjord has been retreating due to global warming since the early 20th century, accelerating in recent years.
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Season's Greetings from all of us at the NHK Video Bank!
2018 has been a wonderful year for us, and we are grateful for the support we have received throughout the year.
Our office will be closed from December 29th, 2018 to January 6th, 2019.
If you have any inquiries, we will respond to your email after we come back in the New Year.

The terraced rice paddies of Shiroyone are situated on a number of hilly slopes along the Japan Sea. It was selected as one of "Japan's Top 100 Terraced Rice Paddies" and designated as a "Special Place of Scenic Beauty." It became the first site in Japan to be designated under the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems in 2011.
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Autumn colors paint the skies and slopes of Mt. Ishizuchi (1,982m) in Ehime Prefecture. The mountain has been selected among "100 famous Japanese mountains" and "100 scenic landscapes of Japan."
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From fall to winter, when the sea surface is exceedingly warmer than the cool layer of air above it, the temperature difference causes a mirage, forming the shape of the Greek letter omega (Ω), or a daruma doll in the eyes of the Japanese. This phenomenon can only be seen under certain conditions, and is thought to bring good fortune to the lucky observer.
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A blue cuckoo bee gathering nectar in “Monet’s Garden Marmottan, Kitagawa Village (Kochi prefecture, Japan)”. Because of their tremendous rarity, these honey bees are often referred to as the "blue bees that carry happiness."
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Enjoy the factories in Muroran lit up at night. This famous site has been selected as one of the five major factory night views in Japan.
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Enjoy the breathtaking colors of autumn at Onuma Quasi-National Park. Aerial drone shot of along the shore of Lake Onuma.
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Shibuya Crossing has earned its fame as the busiest pedestrian crossing in Japan. Each time the traffic light changes, as many as +2,000 pedestrians "scramble" across the crossroad.
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Enjoy the rythmic beat of silk thread being spun and woven into the world’s thinnest silk fabric.
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The Imperial Navy’s elite paratroopers conducting hard training, jumping off the aircraft and flying in formation.
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Launching of H2A, H2B and Epsilon type rockets from JAXA's Tanegashima Space Center and Uchinoura Space Center, both located in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan.
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Giant female cuttlefish clutching an egg in its tentacles and moving slowly through the water. This large species of cuttlefish, common to Okinawa, grows to more than 50 cm in size.
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Time lapse of downtown Tokyo. Dark clouds cover the downtown area, followed by lightning and heavy rain. People rush towards Shinjuku station as the rain intensifies.
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Colorful papier-mache Nebuta dolls, lit up from the inside, strike kabuki like "mie" pose as they are pushed along the street on a float. The dynamic movement of the floats, spinning around moving back and forth, attract millions of people every summer, and is counted as one of the three great Tohoku festivals.
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On March 10, 2018, Mount Shinmoe had its first major eruption in 7 years, sending smoke up as high as 2,300 meters. The camera captures red-hot lava and plumes of smoke spewing into the air from the eruptive crater.
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Ryogouchi is one of Shizuoka Prefecture's premium tea growing areas. The yellow-green tea fields in the steep valleys are a source of good-quality teas. The leaves reputedly benefit from the seas of clouds that appear and envelop the fields in the early morning, softening the sunlight.
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Most frying pans are three to five millimeters thick, but a small casting factory in Mie prefecture has succeeded in making frying pans that are only 1.5 millimeters thick. Enjoy the expert craftsman as he pours melted iron into the mold to make magic frying pans.
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NHK’s high speed camera captures migratory birdlife in super slow motion!! Enjoy the beautiful morning scenery of the Ramsar registered site in Miyagi prefecture.
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The Amazon rainforest is mostly in Brazil, stretching also into Peru, Bolivia etc. The region takes its name from the Amazon, the world's largest river, that flows into the Atlantic.
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Please be advised that our office will be closed on the following dates during the so called “Golden Week” holidays.
Closed date: April 28th-30th & May 3rd-6th
We will respond to your email after we resume our normal business hours on Monday, May 7th.

Mother and calf humpback whale, swimming side by side and underwater near the Kerama Islands in Okinawa. Mother and calf stay together for over a year.
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April marks the beginning of a new fiscal year in Japan, where new recruits are welcomed into their respective companies. During this period, we should also remind ourselves of smaller businesses who have supported Japan's rapid economic growth. Take a look at Japan's tiny giant that produces 70% of tweezers and forceps in Japan. These forceps are so sensitive, they can even pick up an egg yolks.
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The "cherry blossom forecast" predicts that cherry blossoms will begin to bloom early next week in the Tokyo area. Please enjoy the magnificent cherry blossoms in Hokkaido, captured by a drone mounted camera.
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The cold winter is finally over, but with spring comes the hay fever season. The season runs from February to April in Japan, and are commonly caused by cryptomeria and Japanese cypress pollens.
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Food shortage was a severe and widespread problem in the post war period. People form a line to buy sardines at 13 yen per “kan” (Japanese weight unit of 3.75 kg).
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Rice-planting girls called ”Saotome,” planting rice seedlings in traditional costumes. This ritual called "hanataue," is a prayer to the rice field deities in hope for a good harvest.
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Please enjoy the vivid colored spring flowers, from all over Japan. Peony flowers, tree peony flowers, Astragalus flowers and Japanese azalea are in full bloom red, magenta, light pink, orange under the sun.
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