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Akita fireworks festival held for 1st time in 3 years
DAISEN, Akita — About 18,000 fireworks illuminated the night sky as a prominent festival was held in...
August 28, 2022
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Osaka: Park on Osaka Bay has U.S. West Coast vibe
SENNAN, Osaka — With a view of Kansai Airport, the Sennan Long Park stretches about 2 kilometers alo...
August 28, 2022
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Kumamoto: Scarecrows thrill travelers at ‘haunted house school’
AMAKUSA, Kumamoto — A building that used to be a school is now a haunted house for summer only, usin...
August 27, 2022
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Nara: Ritual refreshes Great Buddha
NARA — The 15-meter-tall Great Buddha statue in Nara was cleaned for the first time in three years o...
August 27, 2022
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TeamLab Borderless digital art show to close doors, move to new Tokyo home
The Mori Building Digital Art Museum, a synonym for the teamLab art collective’s interactive show Bo...
August 25, 2022
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Kochia fields forever
Kochia bushes carpet a hill at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, transforming...
August 25, 2022
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Crape myrtle park blooms in Fukushima Prefecture
Crape myrtles bloom in pink, purple, red and white in the Towa Sarusuberi-en flower park in Nihonmat...
August 24, 2022
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Tribunal on fire
A dragon-like boat is set on fire and released on the Kitakami River during the Funekko-nagashi fest...
August 21, 2022
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Grounds of Nara palace host colorful period parade
A procession clad in period clothing passes in front of the Suzaku-mon gate in the Nara Palace Site ...
August 21, 2022
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Fukui: Visitors pursue paleontology dreams
ONO, Fukui — Children energetically clink their hammers against rocks at a mountain facility in Ono,...
August 21, 2022
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Late summer blooms
Sulfur cosmos flowers carpet the grounds of the Fujiwara Palace Ruins in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture....
August 20, 2022
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Kyoto Gozan Okuribi fire event held in original form for 1st time in 3 years
KYOTO — The Kyoto Gozan Okuribi fire event was held Tuesday night in its original form for the first...
August 17, 2022
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A-maze-ing field of corn
FUKUSHIMA — A large maze has appeared in a cornfield at a ranch in Kagamiishi, Fukushima Prefecture....
August 16, 2022
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Kagoshima: Fans flock to JR’s southmost station
IBUSUKI, Kagoshima — Train fans nationwide come to see an unmanned station in Kagoshima Prefecture w...
August 13, 2022
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Botanical garden art exhibit paints night in stellar colors
Egg-shaped objects light up in a kaleidoscope of colors at Nagai Botanical Garden in Osaka City in a...
July 31, 2022
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