Japan In Focus

OTSU — The world karuta championship, using the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu poetry anthology, was held a...

SASEBO, Nagasaki — A powerful harmony of saxophones, drums, bass, piano and trombone fills the ai...

NAGOYA — The traditional Turkish military band Mehter visited the Osu shopping street in Nagoya’s...

HIROSAKI, Aomori — The latest edition of a farming volunteer tour organized by Hirosaki City in A...

KANAZAWA — With the snow crab fishing season heralding a rise in tourism over the winter, a prepa...

OSAKA — An annual test to verify that Japanese coins have been made to required weight standards ...

UBE, Yamaguchi — Yamaguchi University Hospital in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, recently held a spec...

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...