Ehime

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  Ehime: New Cuisine from Governor’s Gaffe

  UWAJIMA, Ehime — A frozen hot pot set containing local specialties of Akita and Ehime prefectures ha...

  December 16, 2023

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  Ehime: Heave Ho! Taiko Drum Stands Raised in Rowdy Festival

  NIIHAMA, Ehime — An annual traditional drum festival featuring 3-ton taiko drum stands was held in N...

  November 4, 2023

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  Ehime: Old Plane Continues to Convey Message of Peace

  AINAN, Ehime — The last original Shiden Kai World War II fighter plane in Japan will never fly again...

  October 28, 2023

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  Ehime: Ex Japan Soccer Coach Okada Tackles New Challenge in Field of Education

  IMABARI, Ehime — He led the Japan men’s national soccer team to its first-ever World Cup appearance,...

  May 13, 2023

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  Ehime: Rock-paper-scissors Performed with Dance

  MATSUYAMA — A yakyuken game event, in which participants sing and dance before playing janken (rock-...

  April 15, 2023

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  Ehime: Battle-Focused Samurai-Style Swimming Re-created

  OZU, Ehime — A hardy group of swimmers recently demonstrated an ancient battle-focused swimming tech...

  January 21, 2023

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  Ehime: Pod of 30 dolphins spotted in Seto Inland Sea

  MATSUYAMA — A pod of about 30 dolphins was spotted by the crew of a Japan Coast Guard boat during a ...

  November 12, 2022

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  Ehime: Cycle tour around Shikoku similar to famous 88-temple pilgrimage grows in popularity

  MATSUYAMA — A cycling tour of about 1,000 kilometers around the perimeter of Shikoku has been attrac...

  October 22, 2022

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  Ehime: Fortress ruins become place for peace education

  IKATA, Ehime — Jutting out of the west side of Shikoku in the direction of Kyushu, Cape Sada Peninsu...

  September 3, 2022

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  Will the carp bring something lucky?

  SAIJO, Ehime/FUCHU, Hiroshima — Colorful carp swimming in a near-perfect circle at a Shikoku shrine’...

  June 18, 2022

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  Buddhist monk conveys words of wisdom through music

  MATSUYAMA — There is a monk in Shikoku with a shaved head and simple robe who sings a sutra to the g...

  June 4, 2022

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  ‘Smart island’ developing in Ehime

  MATSUYAMA — A white electric cart slowly drove along a seaside road in December amid ripening citrus...

  January 28, 2022

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  Regional Japan cities promoting ‘trial moves’

  MATSUYAMA — With more people interested in living in regional cities amid the coronavirus pandemic, ...

  December 5, 2021

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  Reaching the Ishizuchi summit of selflessness

  SAIJO, Ehime — One myth states the deity Ishizuchihiko no Mikoto — the son of Izanagi no Mikoto and ...

  August 1, 2021

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  Ehime: Keeping Geisha Culture Alive for Future Generations

  MATSUYAMA — In a place filled with dramatic flourishes, two geisha in oshiroi snow-white powdered fa...

  January 29, 2021

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