Japan In Focus

MITOYO, Kagawa — In striking illusion, a local train seems to run across the open sea less than a...

TATEBAYASHI, Gunma — In one corner of central Tatebayashi, a city in Gunma Prefecture filled with...

SOO, Kagoshima — A giant puppet, rising to a height of nearly five meters, was paraded through th...

ONOMICHI, Hiroshima — Children’s cries echoed throughout a street in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefectu...

KYOTO — The Umekoji locomotive shed located within the Kyoto Railway Museum in Shimogyo Ward, Kyo...

SENDAI — Dragon Quest Walking, an event in which participants play the popular smartphone game ap...

GIFU — The first auction for premium persimmon brand Tenka Fubu, which was developed by Gifu Pref...

MATSUDO, Chiba — Retro Cycle & Cafe in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, is a unique bicycle shop that m...

MINAMI-AWAJI, Hyogo — A puppet theater company which performs traditional shows on Awaji Island i...

AINAN, Ehime — A World War II-era Shiden Kai fighter plane which once belonged to the Imperial Ja...

USA, Oita — A ceremony was recently held to mark the “homecoming” of the Hachiman deity to Usa Ji...

KYOTO — The Omuro area in Ukyo Ward, Kyoto, is a popular gateway to Ninnaji temple, which is a UN...

Foot-powered, moss-green sewing machines whir away near the western bank of the Sumida River in C...

KASAI, Hyogo — A new short film will be screened at an air-raid shelter-turned-theater near a for...

NARUTO, Tokushima — Sanyuan is a workshop where fans are crafted by raising silkworms on bamboo f...