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TSU — A massive statue of a snake — the Chinese zodiac sign for 2025 — has been installed at Tats...

KOCHI — An evening event where visitors can have fun with light and shadows is being held at Koch...

SASEBO, Nagasaki — A special train is gaining popularity with its elaborate seasonal programs. Th...

A large white snake painted on a giant ema wooden wishing plaque is waiting to greet New Year vis...

Tanigawadake Ropeway, which is often used by hikers and skiers visiting Mt. Tanigawa located on t...

At the outdoor skating rink called “KERA-IKE Ice Rink in the Karuizawa Hoshino area” in the resor...

The sounds of drums reverberated against the walls of underground stormwater basin on Sunday in T...

Priests pounded mochi rice cakes in a wooden mortar at Rinnoji Temple in Nikko, Tochigi Prefectur...

AOMORI — “Nebuta Santa” is attracting visitors to The Nebuta Museum WA-RASSE in Aomori. The ornat...

OKAYAMA — I have crossed the Seto Ohashi Bridge many times for sightseeing and for work as a jour...

SUZU, Ishikawa — A wintry phenomenon called “nami no hana” (literally “wave flowers”) can be seen...

Free shuttle bus services connecting the popular ski resort village of Hakuba and the neighboring...

Female rickshaw pullers are drawing attention in Tokyo’s Asakusa area, a site to which tourists f...

HITACHI-NAKA, Ibaraki — A work of art in the shape of a giant snake has appeared on the grounds o...

HINO, Shiga — Visitors are hopping over to an agricultural theme park in Hino, Shiga Prefecture, ...