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Osaka: Multilingual visitor center opens in Dotonbori
OSAKA — A newly opened multilingual facility in Osaka’s Dotonbori district is offering tourists the ...
September 17, 2022
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It’s your turn
Participants pull a danjiri float to make a sharp turn at an intersection during the parade of the K...
September 17, 2022
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Tochigi: Nasu Royal Stout takes top spot at World Beer Awards
Nasu Royal Stout, produced by Nasu Kohgen Beer in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, was named the World’s Be...
September 17, 2022
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Wakayama: Lighthouse serves as beacon for intl friendship
KUSHIMOTO, Wakayama — Kashinozaki Lighthouse, Japan’s oldest such structure constructed with stone, ...
September 17, 2022
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JR Kyushu’s Two Stars sightseeing train unveiled
Kyushu Railway Co., or JR Kyushu, unveiled the sightseeing train Two Stars 4047 to media at a train ...
September 17, 2022
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Deep red “coral grass” a sight to be seen at Lake Notoro in Hokkaido
The clusters of Salicornia europaea, called akkeshiso in Japanese but more commonly known as sangoso...
September 14, 2022
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Mie: Ama divers talk about their work on special tourist train
SHIMA, Mie — Ise-Shima in Mie Prefecture is known for female divers called ama who fish for shellfis...
September 10, 2022
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Tokushima: Drone photo of island reveals ‘heart’ of the sea
NARUTO, Tokushima — What looks like a peninsula on the Tokushima side of the Naruto Strait is actual...
September 10, 2022
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Hiroshima: The Katsunari experience at renovated Fukuyama Castle
The Spearhead Ichibanyari Race, an attraction at the newly opened Fukuyama Castle Museum, lets visit...
September 10, 2022
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Hiroshima: Keep of noted Japanese castle reopens on 400th anniversary
FUKUYAMA, Hiroshima — The keep of Fukuyama Castle in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, has been newly ...
September 10, 2022
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A vivid floral carpet
Visitors photograph a carpet of colorful flowers in full bloom at the Shikisai-no-oka garden in Biei...
September 8, 2022
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Hyogo: Miffy rides Hankyu line trains
TAKARAZUKA, Hyogo — Trains covered in designs of Miffy, the popular white rabbit character created b...
September 4, 2022
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Nara: E-scooters for rent in old town
NARA — Electric scooters are being rented out to tourists in the Naramachi district, the old town of...
September 4, 2022
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Ghibli Park to open in Japan in 2 months
Ghibli Park will open its gates in eight weeks’ time at the park to commemorate Expo 2005 Aichi in N...
September 3, 2022
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Summer stars on the slopes of ski resort
NIHONMATSU, Fukushima —About 600,000 LED lights are illuminating the summer slopes at the Adatara Re...
September 3, 2022
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