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Ovenproof folk art yields fluffy baked eggs
The Hokkori Shokudo Tsunagarune restaurant stands neatly along the river in the Tamatsukuri Onsen ho...
June 1, 2021
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Saitama: Museum depicts thriving Edo river transport
The Nakagawa Bansho inspection facility played a vital role keeping track of ships coming and going ...
May 25, 2021
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Fukushima’s Spa Resort Hawaiians starts online hula school for children
IWAKI, Fukushima — The Spa Resort Hawaiians leisure complex has launched an online program to teach ...
May 25, 2021
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Hiroshima: Paper planes carry wishes from mountaintop tower
JINSEKI-KOGEN, Hiroshima — Tiny flying objects dot the sky surrounding Mt. Yonami in Jinseki-Kogen, ...
May 22, 2021
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Kagawa: Sleeper train cars to lodge pilgrims
KANONJI, Kagawa — Two retired sleeper train cars that had been left out in the open for about seven ...
May 22, 2021
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Wakayama: Appearing out of the blue, new attraction rocks
SHIRAHAMA, Wakayama — A boulder that suddenly appeared on scenic cliffs in a beach resort area of Sh...
May 22, 2021
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Tokyo: Blind scholar assembled historic library
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the death of Hanawa Hokiichi (1746-1821), a blind Japanese ...
May 18, 2021
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Ishikawa: Kanazawa’s Omicho Market marks 300th anniversary
KANAZAWA — It has been 300 years since the opening of the Omicho Market, known as the kitchen of Kan...
May 18, 2021
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Rare color photos show Naha’s Kokusai-dori street under U.S. occupation
NAHA — Rare color photos of Naha’s main street in the early 1950s, during the U.S. occupation, were ...
May 16, 2021
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Illusionary transformation of coal town into art city
TAGAWA, Fukuoka — Once a coal-mining area, the installation of several works of optical illusion ar...
May 15, 2021
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Why ‘Queen of ruins’ is to be cultural asset
KOBE — An abandoned hotel in Kobe is expected to be registered as a national cultural property. Th...
May 15, 2021
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Iwate: Underwater drone school opens to train future pilots
OSHU, Iwate — An underwater drone school has opened in Oshu, Iwate Prefecture, to train future pilot...
May 11, 2021
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Yamanashi: Students create videos on foreign interns
NIRASAKI, Yamanashi — Amid an ongoing labor shortage, companies in Yamanashi Prefecture have seen an...
May 11, 2021
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‘Super steep’ bridge only just kind of steep
MATSUE — When viewed from the right angle, the “betabumi-zaka” ramp for the Eshima Ohashi bridge loo...
May 8, 2021
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Tokyo: Delve into the ‘unconventional’ life of Katsu Kaishu
The Ota City Katsu Kaishu Memorial Museum opened in 2019, commemorating the 120th anniversary of the...
May 5, 2021
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