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Tokyo: Kyu-Iwasaki-tei Gardens reveal splendor of Meiji diplomacy
Japan in the Meiji era (1868-1912) sought to modernize by actively incorporating features of Western...
November 12, 2022
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Ginkgo trees turn alluring golden-yellow color in Tokyo park
Visitors admire the golden-hued leaves of ginkgo trees Friday in Showa Kinen Park, which straddles t...
November 12, 2022
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Roppongi: Festive path of light
People walk under zelkova trees lit up by 800,000 blue and white LED lights along a street in Roppon...
November 11, 2022
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Colorful chrysanthemums give new life to former tobacco field in Fukushima
Visitors to Kiku no Sato Tokiwa chrysanthemum garden view rows of chrysanthemum shrubs in full bloom...
November 10, 2022
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Tottori: Small crab aquarium appeals to young children
TOTTORI — A small aquarium mainly exhibiting crabs keeps drawing in families with young children in ...
November 6, 2022
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Nagasaki: ‘Foxes’ impress crowd with acrobatic feats
NAGASAKI — Performers wearing white costumes with fox masks scaled 10-meter-high bamboo ladders in a...
November 6, 2022
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Mie: Foreign tourists enjoy ninja museum
IGA, Mie — A ninja package tour in Iga, Mie Prefecture, that allows tourists to enjoy tossing shurik...
November 6, 2022
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Tochigi: Illumination event kicks off at Ashikaga Flower Park
Illuminations depicting wisteria in full bloom bathe visitors in a lilac glow at Ashikaga Flower Par...
November 4, 2022
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Artist adds colorful touch to countryside station in western Japan
KUSHIMOTO, Wakayama — A local artist finished painting a quaint little train station in Kushimoto, W...
November 4, 2022
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Ghibli theme park opens in Aichi Prefecture
Ghibli Park opened Tuesday in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture, and visitors enjoyed the many exhibits, su...
November 1, 2022
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Okinawa: Shuri Castle holds ‘reconstruction festival’ 3 years after blaze
NAHA — A festival kicked off Saturday at Shuri Castle in Naha, where work is underway to restore the...
October 30, 2022
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Kochi: Plastic waste found in sea turtle given as game prizes
MUROTO, Kochi — With plastic waste having a negative impact on marine life, an aquarium in Shikoku a...
October 30, 2022
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Okayama: Armed procession of portable shrine resumes
NIIMI, Okayama — People along a street in the center of Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, went down on thei...
October 30, 2022
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Nara: Treasures of Todaiji temple on display at Shoso-in exhibition
NARA — The 74th Annual Exhibition of Shoso-in Treasures kicked off Saturday at the Nara National Mus...
October 29, 2022
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Hiroshima: Iconic gate of Itsukushima Shrine is back
HIROSHIMA — The familiar view of the iconic vermilion Otorii gate at Itsukushima Shrine in Hatsukai...
October 29, 2022
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