Hyogo

A 3-meter-long, 270-kilogram bluefin tuna was offered Thursday at Nishinomiya Shrine in Nishinomi...

AKASHI, Hyogo — Boosting the festive mood as the New Year approaches, about 90 colorful fishermen...

Kobe, Dec. 23 (Jiji Press)—The prefectural police department of Hyogo, western Japan, has sent pa...

Money boxes come in all shapes and sizes, but the pig is one of the most familiar shapes, as is i...

NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo — A high school in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, said to be the inspiration f...

TANBA-SASAYAMA, Hyogo — The grounds of Otte Jinja shrine in Tanba-Sasayama, Hyogo Prefecture, are...

TANBA-SASAYAMA, Hyogo — Autumn colors have come to Japanese maple and other trees at Tokoji templ...

Mass die-offs of farmed oysters have been confirmed in the Seto Inland Sea, causing oyster suppli...

TAKARAZUKA, Hyogo — Electric scooters are being trialed as a method of providing easier access to...

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

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

AMAGASAKI, Hyogo — Cosmos flowers are now at their peak along the Mukogawa River from Tsunematsu ...

KOBE — As the first Islamic religious facility in Japan, Kobe Muslim Mosque stands in an exotic l...

KOBE — A tug-of-war was used to demarcate the border between two adjacent downtown districts in K...

Japan’s firework traditions are changing, as festivals grapple with such dangers as heatstroke an...