Iwate
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Travel SpotsFireflies are Aglow in Iwate Prefecture During Breeding Season; Reservations Needed to See Lights on Mt. Oritsume
Dazzling scenery created by a dancing swarm of himebotaru fireflies is seen in this long-exposure...
July 13, 2024
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Japan In FocusEx-Eagles Star Akaminai to Step Up as Ambassador for Hometown
FUDAI, Iwate — Ginji Akaminai, a former standout baseball player with the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles, ...
July 10, 2024
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Travel SpotsMichinoku Coastal Trail Marks Five Years Since Opening; Walking Event Brings Hundreds To Iwate Pref. To Celebrate
A group of 332 hikers from Tokyo, Osaka and other prefectures gathered at Jodogahama beach in Miy...
June 12, 2024
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Japan In FocusMiss Sansa Dancers Chosen for 2024 Festival
MORIOKA — Dancers for this year’s “Miss Sansa Odori” have been decided. The final judging of the ...
May 29, 2024
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General NewsElderly Man Encounters Bear in Forest; He Drives It Off With A Stick
A 73-year-old man encountered a bear in a mountain forest in Miyako in Iwate Prefecture on Friday...
May 4, 2024
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Travel SpotsEdo Period Christian Martyr Sites in Northern Japan Promoted for Tourism; Okago District in Iwate Pref. Aims to Become Pilgrimage Destination
Residents of the Okago district in Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, are working to use historical si...
May 2, 2024
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Japan In FocusRikuzentakata Unveils Tile Mural Gifted by U.S. City; Officials Committed to Further Deepening Ties
RIKUZENTAKATA, Iwate — The city of Rikuzentakata in Iwate Prefecture has received a mural from a ...
April 24, 2024
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Japan In FocusFetal Monitor Eyed to Enhance Healthcare in Bhutan; Team of Officials Visits Iwate Prefecture Hospital
NINOHE, Iwate — A group of officials from Bhutan, including obstetricians, visited a hospital in ...
April 3, 2024
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General NewsIwate Restaurant To Sell ¥311 Ramen In Memory Of 2011 Disaster And To Raise Money For Those Affected By Noto Earthquake
MIYAKO, Iwate — A ramen restaurant in Miyako will sell a signature dish for ¥311 on Monday, the 1...
March 8, 2024
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Japan In FocusLocals Protecting Tradition of Charcoal Making in Japan’s Iwate Prefecture
KUJI, Iwate — Yachiringyo Co., a charcoal manufacturer, is stepping up its efforts to export charcoa...
February 5, 2024
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Travel SpotsVisitors Relish Playing in Snow at Iwate Event
Visitors are enjoying the continuing sub-zero temperatures at nature experience facility Mahora Iwat...
February 3, 2024
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NY Times Nod Puts Morioka on The Map
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Hydrangea Pond at Iwate Prefecture Garden Features 5,000 Blooms Floating on the Water
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Tsunami Advisory Lifted; Earthquake with Estimated Magnitude of 6.7 Strikes Northern Japan (Update1)
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Bear Encounters Increasing in Japan’s Urban Areas; 2 Dead in Hokkaido, Iwate Prefectures in July
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Earthquake hits Aomori, Iwate on Monday Morning; Seismic Intensity 4 in Aomori City