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  Kagawa: Rare White Raccoon Dog Joins Zoo

  HIGASHI-KAGAWA, Kagawa — A white raccoon dog is gaining popularity at Shirotori Zoo in Higashi-Kagaw...

  September 2, 2023

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  Legends of Monk Kukai Abound across Shikoku

  ZENTSUJI, Kagawa — This year marks the 1,250th anniversary of the birth of Kukai (774-835), one of t...

  June 17, 2023

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  Kagawa: Small Island Conveys Grave History of Prejudice

  TAKAMATSU — Dark tourism, which is traveling to sites that convey the legacy of past tragedies like ...

  June 3, 2023

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  Ancient Japan Sauna Gaining Popularity among Lovers of High-heat

  TAKAMATSU — An ancient stone-built sauna believed to have been constructed in the Nara period (710-7...

  April 15, 2023

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  Tour Takes Visitors Atop Japan’s Seto Ohashi Bridge

  TAKAMATSU — Tours atop part of the Seto Ohashi Bridge have begun for the season, offering visitors a...

  April 2, 2023

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  Kagawa: ‘Boat Gymnasium’ by Tange to Be Demolished

  TAKAMATSU — The structure affectionally known as the “boat gymnasium,” designed by world-renowned ar...

  February 18, 2023

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  Kagawa: Museum Delights Stargazers and Telescope Fans

  SANUKI, Kagawa — Astronomy fans are increasingly heading to the mountains of Shikoku to visit the wo...

  February 13, 2023

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  Kagawa: Yayoi Kusama pumpkin sculpture back on Naoshima island

  An iconic pumpkin sculpture by artist Yayoi Kusama has been re-created after the original was badly ...

  October 5, 2022

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  Kagawa: Quirky makeup festival rekindled

  TAKAMATSU — A unique festival, in which people walk through the streets sporting comical makeup, has...

  October 3, 2022

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  Seto island bride makes nostalgic arrival by sea

  MARUGAME, Kagawa — In mid June, a remote island in the Seto Inland Sea was treated to an event that ...

  July 9, 2022

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  Kagawa: Gasoline-powered railway car to be re-created as full-scale model

  TAKAMATSU — A project is underway to re-created as a full-scale model a small gasoline-powered car t...

  March 19, 2022

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  Kagawa: Exploring the jewels in the Seto Inland Sea

  TAKAMATSU — Thanks to the popularity of the Setouchi Triennale, an art festival held once every thre...

  August 8, 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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  Kagawa: Experience Shikoku Ohenro Pilgrimage in Just 1 Day

  TAKAMATSU — A few of the temples along the famed Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage are endorsing an abrid...

  January 8, 2021

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