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  Leap of faith: Frog parade returns to Nara temple

  YOSHINO, Nara — A parade featuring a frog performance was held for the first time in three years at ...

  July 24, 2022

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  Engineering major proves popular at Nara Women’s University

  NARA — When Nara Women’s University opened its Faculty of Engineering in April in Nara City, it beca...

  July 2, 2022

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  Japanese war orphan left behind in China graduates junior high school at 78

  NARA — A 78-year-old woman who spent most of her life in China has graduated from a Japanese junior ...

  April 16, 2022

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  Nara: Lone figurine maker carries on with creating pottery with roots in legend

  SAKURAI, Nara — A tradition of making cute figurines that have mythological roots is being carried o...

  January 3, 2022

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  Nara: Ancient assassination plots and ball games

  SAKURAI, Nara – Tucked into the side of a forested hill in central Nara Prefecture, Tanzan Shrine ha...

  June 19, 2021

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  Hearts and feet go into crafting Nara ink sticks

  NARA — Sometimes an ink is not what you think. For the sumi ink used in Japanese calligraphy, this i...

  June 5, 2021

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  Nara: Sumo Shrine Stakes Claim as Birthplace of Natl Sport

  NARA — About 2,000 years ago, a clash between two men boasting of their strength became the origin f...

  February 19, 2021

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  Nara: Shopping Street Lures Tourists with Goldfish

  YAMATO-KORIYAMA, Nara — Goldfish swim along the shopping street in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, ...

  January 22, 2021

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