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Kagawa: Breeder Opens Cafe Specializing in Hairless Cats
TAKAMATSU — A cat cafe specializing in hairless cats opened in September in Takamatsu. Sphynx Cat C...
November 11, 2023
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Morioka’s Pop-up Pedestrian Zone Draws Crowd for Food Stalls, Mochi Pounding
MORIOKA — Pedestrians took over a street near Morioka Station in Iwate Prefecture last month. Despit...
November 8, 2023
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Sake Brewer Gives Thanks for New Sake with Shinto Ritual in Aichi Pref.
HANDA, Aichi — A Shinto ritual was held at a sake brewery in Handa, Aichi Prefecture, in which the m...
November 8, 2023
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Tokyo’s Largest, Oldest Dance Hall Has Intriguing Atmosphere
Visitors to Dance Hall Shinseiki are greeted with gorgeous lights before they make their way downsta...
November 6, 2023
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Oita: Event Participants Echo Buddha-Like Hairstyle
USUKI, Oita — Some 100 people took part in a quirky tourism event in Usuki, Oita Prefecture, on Oct....
November 4, 2023
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Osaka; What’s in a Name? Moniker Sought for ‘Barbarian’ Statue
SAKAI — What name would you give to the statue of a “barbarian?” This lonely figure stands on a bri...
November 4, 2023
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Drive a Real JR Train by Donating ¥130,000 to Kawagoe, City North of Tokyo
KAWAGOE, Saitama — A train driving experience has been added to Saitama Prefecture city Kawagoe’s li...
November 3, 2023
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Recycled Glass Bottles Turn into Year of the Dragon Figurines at Workshop in Central Japan City
NAGOYA — Discarded glass bottles collected in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, are recycled and transforme...
November 1, 2023
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Furumachi Dondon Festival Delights Spectators with Food Stalls and Performers in Niigata City
NIIGATA — Furumachi Dondon, a festival which has been an annual tradition in the Furumachi district ...
November 1, 2023
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Suzu Ware Artists, Recovering from May Earthquake, Buoyed by Annual Pottery Festival in Ishikawa Pref.
SUZU, Ishikawa — The Suzu ware festival was held Oct. 14-15 in front of the La Porte Suzu performing...
November 1, 2023
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Secluded ‘Lamp Inn’ Hot Springs in Aomori Restored after Torrential Rains
KUROISHI, Aomori — Aoni Onsen hot spring, known nationwide as “Rampu no Yado” or “Lamp Inn,” in Kuro...
October 25, 2023
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Vintage Arcade Brings Happiness and Joysticks to Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward
At the end of the Showa period (1926-1989) and in the midst of the bubble economy, businesspeople an...
October 23, 2023
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Jomon Sweets Train, Udon Expo Held in Akita Prefecture; Visitors Spoiled for Choice on Perfect Autumn Day
AKITA — The last Saturday of September was a perfect autumn day for an outing, and there were variou...
October 18, 2023
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Beautiful, Elaborate Amezaiku Sweets Soothe the Soul
Rabbits holding flowers, poodles with collars and parakeets in bright colors — all perched on sticks...
October 16, 2023
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Kumamoto: Back from Brink of Extinction, Local Fighting Style Marks 450 Yrs
HITOYOSHI, Kumamoto — A sword-fighting style that originated in the Kyushu region and was once on th...
October 14, 2023
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