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About 25,000 blue LED lights illuminate the snow-covered front garden of the former Hokkaido Gove...

FUJIYOSHIDA, Yamanashi — Events are being held in the village of Yamanakako, Yamanashi Prefecture...

Yakushima macaques gather around a specially prepared fire to warm themselves at the Japan Monkey...

Penguin walks, a winter tradition at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, began on Thursday.

OITA - Two cities in Oita Prefecture known for their onsen hot spring resorts have agreed to form...

Sanrio Co. will open a museum about its history as well as its founder and honorary chairman Shin...

TOTTORI — An event featuring approximately 450,000 light-emitting diodes (LEDs) illuminating the ...

HIROSHIMA — Fantastic lighting has given a touch of fairyland to Hiroshima’s Peace Boulevard, whi...

YONEZAWA, Yamagata — A traditional year-end event in which half-naked men pound mochi to pray for...

OSAKA — The ginkgo trees at Osaka Castle Park in Chuo Ward, Osaka, have turned golden, reaching t...

TAKASAKI — A straw horse is covered in snow at the Michi-no-Eki roadside rest area Takumi-no-Sato...

Fireworks erupt in the night sky, illuminating two massive floats hung with lanterns during a cro...

Vivid projections of images of Nio guardian deities and dragons are seen at Sensoji temple in Tai...

A giant straw horse — next year’s Chinese zodiac animal — is attracting tourists at Takuminosato,...

Geiko and maiko visit the Minamiza theater in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, on Tuesday to watch the ka...