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Peach Flowers at Peak Bloom in Yamanashi Prefecture; 250,000 Peach Trees Create Wide Swath of Pink
FUEFUKI, Yamanashi — Peach blossoms are at their best in Fuefuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, tinting a...
April 10, 2025
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Excitement Rises Over Seeing 100-Year-Old Cherry Blossom Tree in Full Bloom; Visitors to Japan Farm Disappointed Last Year Over Sparse Blooms
SHIZUKUISHI, Iwate — People are becoming more excited about the prospect of seeing a 100-year-old...
April 9, 2025
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Cherry Blossoms Paint Nara Pref. Hills in Spring Colors; Yoshinoyama Peaks Nearing Full Bloom
NARA — Cherry trees of multiple varieties are in full blossom on the hills in Yoshino, Nara Prefe...
April 9, 2025
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Tokyo’s Sumida River Fireworks Festival to be Held July 26; Attendees Who Donate Funds Allowed Access to Special Viewing Areas
The Sumida River Fireworks Festival, one of Tokyo’s most popular summer festivals, will be held o...
April 9, 2025
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‘Cherry Blossom Tunnel’ Opens at Osaka Mint Bureau
OSAKA — Visitors are enjoying cherry blossom viewing amid warm spring weather as the "Cherry Blos...
April 6, 2025
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Ueno Park Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom in Tokyo; About 800 Trees Present ‘Overwhelming Beauty’
Cherry trees at Ueno Park in Tokyo have reached full bloom, drawing large crowds of people. Bathe...
April 6, 2025
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Osaka: Japan’s Longest Pedestrian Suspension Bridge Opens; Structure Spans 420 Meters over Lake
IBARAKI, Osaka — The country’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge has opened in Ibaraki, Osaka ...
April 5, 2025
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400 Colorful Koinobori Streamers Adorn Tokyo Shopping Arcade; Nakano Reeling in Visitors with Traditional Decorations
About 400 koinobori carp streamers in many colors and sizes were hung inside a shopping arcade ne...
April 2, 2025
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Cherry Blossoms in Tokyo’s Inokashira Park in Full Bloom; Bustling with People Enjoying Hanami Parties
The cherry blossoms in Inokashira Park, near Kichijoji Station on the JR Chuo Line, are now in fu...
March 31, 2025
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Tokushima: World’s 1st Dual Mode Vehicles Bids to Become Savior of Declining Railway Trips; Hopes Aboard Unique Vehicle
KAIYO, Tokushima — “A world first drives in this town,” reads a banner at the Awakainan Bunkamura...
March 29, 2025
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Wakayama: Seasonal Sightseeing Boat Tour Begins on Historic River; 90-Minute Tour Showcases Parts of UNESCO Site
SHINGU, Wakayama — A sightseeing boat tour on the Kumano River has begun its operations for the s...
March 22, 2025
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Cherry Trees Bloom in Snowy Fukushima
FUKUSHIMA — Fukushima Prefecture may still be in the snowy grip of winter, but greenhouses of the...
March 22, 2025
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Japan Tourism / Charm of Train Journey through Valley Full of Ornamental Peach Blossoms in Gunma, Tochigi Prefectures
In 2000, Watarase Keikoku Railway Co. was hoping to increase ridership, and so it planted ornamen...
March 19, 2025
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Tokyo Aquarium Offers Early Cherry Blossom Viewing in Digital Art
People enjoy watching fish and digital images of cherry blossoms projected on the walls and the f...
March 17, 2025
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Tokushima: Out with the Old, in with the New: Gondolas Replaced on Bizan Ropeway
TOKUSHIMA — The gondolas on a ropeway connecting the foot and the summit of Mt. Bizan in western ...
March 15, 2025
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