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1,400 wind chimes sing wishes in Tokushima temple precinct
TOKUSHIMA — About 1,400 wind chimes, each with a paper strip bearing a handwritten wish, hang inside...
June 22, 2022 - TRAVEL SPOTS
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Fields of irises bloom at Chiba botanical garden
Tourists enjoy purple and white Japanese irises in full bloom from a boat at Suigo Sawara Ayame Park...
June 17, 2022 - TRAVEL SPOTS
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Kyushu : Enjoy intricate works of art on display during Kagoshima beach festival
Dozens of sand sculptures are on display during the Fukiagehama Suna no Saiten (Fukiage Beach sand f...
June 17, 2022 - TRAVEL SPOTS
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Green maple leaves charm visitors to Tofukuji temple in Kyoto
KYOTO - Every autumn, Kyoto transforms to a rich tapestry of temples and red maple leaves. But if yo...
June 15, 2022 - TRAVEL SPOTS
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Hiroshima : Rabbit lovers, rejoice! Okunoshima island is just hopping with furry friends
Hundreds of rabbits have made Okunoshima island, located in the Seto Inland Sea, their home. The i...
June 3, 2022 - TRAVEL SPOTS
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Tohoku : Experience a dawn unlike any other at the Kamiwarizaki in Miyagi Prefecture
A phenomenon that is best observed over a span of one to two weeks in February and October each year...
June 2, 2022 - TRAVEL SPOTS
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Handmade fans await return of tourists this summer in Gifu
An artisan makes mizu uchiwa fans at Sumii Tomijiro Shoten, a specialty shop in Gifu City. The tradi...
May 30, 2022 - TRAVEL SPOTS
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Ibaraki : Ferryboat offers escape from the hustle of daily life
It takes only about 50 minutes from Tokyo Station on the JR Joban Line to reach Toride Station in Ib...
May 29, 2022 - TRAVEL SPOTS
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Winging it: Young red-crowned cranes flourishing at Hokkaido park
A red-crowned crane and her chick peck at food at the Kushiro City Red-crowned Crane Natural Park in...
May 29, 2022 - TRAVEL SPOTS
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Kumamoto shop appeals to Kumamon fans with handmade fans
Traditional shibu uchiwa paper fans are being prepared at Kurikawa Shoten workshop in Yamaga, Kumamo...
May 14, 2022 - TRAVEL SPOTS
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Traditional cormorant fishing season opens as scheduled after three years in Gifu Prefecture
GIFU — The traditional ukai cormorant fishing season began on the Nagaragawa river in Gifu City on W...
May 13, 2022 - TRAVEL SPOTS
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Fukushima’s ryokan cat warms guest slippers
FUKUSHIMA — A cat named Sei is a drawing card for a long-established ryokan inn. She curls up on the...
May 11, 2022 - TRAVEL SPOTS
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Springtime flowers with Tokugawa roots
Tokugawa Tsunashige (1644-1678) was the son of one shogun, the brother of two more and the father of...
April 30, 2022 - TRAVEL SPOTS
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