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Osaka: Family-Friendly Esports Center Opens Near Kansai Airport
IZUMI-SANO, Osaka — An esports facility intended for both beginners and enthusiasts has opened in th...
January 14, 2023
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Kyoto: Unique Starbucks Blends into Kyoto Townscape
KYOTO — On the Ninenzaka slope leading to Kiyomizu Temple, a World Heritage site in Kyoto, a 100-yea...
January 14, 2023
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Setsubun Bean-throwing Fukumasu Cup Production Reaches Peak
The production of fukumasu cups to be used for the setsubun bean-throwing event on Feb. 3 is reachin...
January 13, 2023
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Early flowering rapeseed transforms view of Japan’s Mt. Fuji
Mt. Fuji towers in the background as a visitor takes a photograph in a field of early flowering spri...
January 11, 2023
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Kyoto’s Yasaka Shrine: New Year’s karuta card event held for 1st time in 3 years
A karuta card-matching game traditionally played at New Year’s was held at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto’s ...
January 4, 2023
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Sapporo: Hatsune Miku trains add character
SAPPORO — The Sapporo Transportation Bureau on Nov. 19 started operating trains featuring images of ...
January 1, 2023
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Tokyo’s Yushima Tenjin shrine prepares votive tablets for Year of the Rabbit
Shrine maidens at Yushima Tenjin shrine prepare ema wooden votive tablets bearing hand-printed depic...
December 28, 2022
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Wakayama: Natural open-air riverside bath opens for winter season
TANABE, Wakayama — A huge open-air bath located at Kawayu Hot Spring has opened for the winter seaso...
December 26, 2022
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Kochi: Rock stops rattling, incensing locals
KOCHI — In a mountainous area of Kochi City, there is a rock that stands at about 1.5 to 2 meters hi...
December 26, 2022
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Fukui: Dinosaur statues dressed up as ‘Santa Claus’
FUKUI — Three dinosaur statues in front of JR Fukui Station are wearing “Santa Claus” costumes throu...
December 25, 2022
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Nagoya: Sipping in the morning coffee shop culture
NAGOYA — Aichi Prefecture is mostly famous for being home to major corporations such as Toyota Motor...
December 25, 2022
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Massive “flower” blooms at Jindai Botanical Gardens
Known as one of the world’s largest “flowers,” the inflorescence of Amorphophallus titanum came into...
December 20, 2022
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Special elevators eyed for Nagoya Castle rebuild for barrier-free accessibility
NAGOYA — The Nagoya municipal government is considering installing small, specialized elevators in t...
December 20, 2022
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Kyoto Station Building wows visitors with LED Christmas tree
Visitors look at a 21.5-meter-tall image of a Christmas tree created using 15,000 LEDs on the grand ...
December 20, 2022
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Saitama: Tokyo suburb covered by ‘sea of clouds’
The Yomiuri ShimbunPeople photograph clouds covering Chichibu City in Saitama Prefecture around 7:30...
December 19, 2022
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