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Millions of Cosmos Bloom in Historic Site in Nara Pref., Visitors Take in Mountain View Behind Beautiful Flowers
Roughly 2.4 million cosmos flowers in shades of pink and white are now in full bloom at the Fujiwara...
October 12, 2025
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Mt. Tsukuba Cable Car Celebrates Its 100th Anniversary, Funicular Line Shuttles Visitors Up Famous Ibaraki Pref. Mountain
TSUKUBA, Ibaraki Pref.—A cable car connecting the middle section and top of Mt. Tsukuba in Tsukub...
October 12, 2025
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Annual Cosmos Festival, Featuring 1.5 Mil. Flowers, Kicks Off in Kochi Pref. Town
KOCHI — An annual cosmos festival started on Friday in the town of Ochi, Kochi Prefecture, featur...
October 11, 2025
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Shimane: Matsue Bus Tour Traces History of Writer Lafcadio Hearn
MATSUE — A bus tour connecting sites related to writer Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904), also known as ...
October 11, 2025
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Fall Colors, Happo Pond Create Perfect Scene in Japan’s Hakuba Mountains
NAGANO — Happo Pond in the Hakuba Mountains is currently adorned with fall colors in Nagano Prefe...
October 11, 2025
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Tokugawa Family Temple Celebrates 400 Years; Artist of Ceiling Painting Given Honor
Kaneiji temple, the renowned family temple of the Tokugawa shogunate, is holding a Buddhist servi...
October 11, 2025
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Yamaguchi City Edition of Popular Japanese Travel Guide Hits Shelves
The Yamaguchi City edition of the popular guidebook series “Chikyu no Arukikata” (“Globe-Trotter ...
October 11, 2025
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Japan Tourism / Ishikawa Pref.’s Variety on Display with New Park, Ancient Temple
Bansyouen Aiueo no Mori, a new park in the historic Yamashiro Onsen hot spring resort town in Kag...
October 9, 2025
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Bush Clover Flowers in Full Bloom at Tokyo’s Sumida Ward Garden
Visitors gaze at the arching blossoms of hagi Japanese bush clover at Mukojima Hyakkaen garden in...
October 5, 2025
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Some Historic Buildings Transformed into Hotels in Initiative That Aims at Preservation Through Utilization
Buildings with historical value are being converted into hotels in greater numbers across the nat...
October 5, 2025
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Osaka Sightseeing Balloon Offers Panorama of Ancient Tomb
SAKAI — Visitors to the country’s largest keyhole-shaped burial mound, the Daisen Kofun, can now ...
October 4, 2025
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Japanese Confectionery Maker Opens Udon-Themed Hotel in Kagawa Pref., an Area Famous for Udon
TAKAMATSU — The Udon na Hotel, a lodging facility themed on the dish Kagawa Prefecture is best kn...
October 4, 2025
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Kamakura’s ‘Guardians’ Keep the Peace at Popular Tourist Spot; Volunteers Prevent Sidewalk Congestion in Place Made Famous by Manga ‘Slam Dunk’
KAMAKURA, Kanagawa — A community-based crime prevention group in Kamakura has branched out and is...
October 3, 2025
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Spiny Lobsters with Rare White, Blue Shells Exhibited Alive at Museum in Chiba Pref.
CHIBA — Two Ise-ebi spiny lobsters with unusual shell pigmentation — one white and one blue — hav...
September 30, 2025
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Kyoto: Sanrio’s Kuromi Featured on Tango Railway Trains for Limited Time
MIYAZU, Kyoto — A special train wrapped with images of Sanrio Co.’s popular character Kuromi has ...
September 27, 2025
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