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Hokkaido Travel Adventures / Experience Kuromatsunai Landscape on Foot or by Canoe
I slowly glided on the water in a two-seater canoe while listening to the instructions given to me....
September 24, 2023
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Flower Shop Over 150 Years Old Reblooms With Cafe
Yanaka Cemetery in Taito Ward, Tokyo, dates from 1874 and hosts about 7,000 graves. Within its rough...
September 24, 2023
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Wakayama: On the Road Again: Kumano Kodo Seeing Revival
WAKAYAMA — The Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes with a thousand-year history are seeing a post-pandemic...
September 24, 2023
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Nara Pref. ‘Railroad Town’ Holds Online Photo Exhibition; Steam Locomotives Were Once a Common Sight in Oji
NARA — The local tourism association in Oji, Nara Prefecture, has opened a gallery featuring train a...
September 24, 2023
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New Yomiuri Project Aims to Preserve Cultural Heritage of Kofukuji Temple Pagoda
The Yomiuri Shimbun and Kofukuji temple in Nara City are to launch a joint project titled “Prayer fo...
September 23, 2023
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Kumamoto: Giant Float of Kumamon Paraded at Festival
YAMATO, Kumamoto — Ten huge floats made of tree bark, pine cones and other natural materials were th...
September 23, 2023
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Tottori: ‘Naked Pose’ May Help Open-Air Onsen after Damage by Typhoon
MISASA, Tottori — Popular comedian Tonikaku Akarui Yasumura, also known as Tony, gave his seal of ap...
September 23, 2023
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Pampas Grass Towers over Visitors at Botanical Gardens; South American Plant Expected to Grow Even Taller
Pampas grass is in bloom at Jindai Botanical Gardens in Chofu, Tokyo. Resembling Japanese silver gra...
September 23, 2023
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Fall Flowers Bloom in Lingering Summer Heat in Kochi Pref.; Summer Cicadas Still Sing as Spider Lilies Appear
Spider lilies are seen in full bloom near the Shimanto River in Shimanto, Kochi Prefecture, on Sept....
September 21, 2023
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Streets Adorned With Moon Art in Tokyo’s Shimokitazawa Area; Giant White Rabbit Balloon Among Japanese, Foreign Creations
Moon-themed artworks are decorating the streets and open spaces around Shimokitazawa Station in Toky...
September 20, 2023
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SunPatiens in Full Bloom Adorn Highland in Aichi Prefecture
TOYONE, Aichi — About 17,000 plants of SunPatiens flowers are in full bloom at Chausuyama Kogen High...
September 18, 2023
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Hokkaido Travel Adventures / Rebun Island Trails Tour Stunning Views of Alpine Nature
The island’s flora is said to be related to the plants that existed when Japan was still connected t...
September 18, 2023
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Colorful Cosmos Blooming in Hokkaido Lakeside Park
Red, white and pink cosmos flowers carpet an about 1.3-hectare-wide field at Omagari Lakeside Park i...
September 16, 2023
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Former Japanese Prison to be Reborn as Luxury Hotel Operated by Hoshino Resorts
The former Nara Prison in the city of Nara will be reborn as a luxury hotel in the spring of 2026. T...
September 16, 2023
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Kumamoto: 19th Century American Teacher’s House Open to Public after Quake
KUMAMOTO — A 19th-century Western-style building that collapsed during a pair of powerful earthquake...
September 16, 2023
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