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Oze National Park offers hikers stunning views of fall foliage
Autumnal colors of red and golden marsh grass and shrubs are seen during their best viewing window i...
September 29, 2022
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Mie: Whale boat festival revived after 21-year hiatus
YOKKAICHI, Mie — A whale boat festival was held for the first time in 21 years in the Isozu area of ...
September 25, 2022
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Fukui: Eyeglasses-themed ryokan inn opens in ‘city of glasses’
SABAE, Fukui —Sabae Megane House is one of the latest additions to the many lodging facilities that ...
September 24, 2022
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Okayama: Korakuen Garden preserving centuries-old views
OKAYAMA — Okayama Korakuen Garden is one of the three great gardens of Japan — along with Kairakuen ...
September 24, 2022
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Newest Shinkansen bullet train launches in western Kyushu
The 66-kilometer long Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen line opened for service on Friday. The new train, chri...
September 23, 2022
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Akigawa Valley — a green getaway within reach of central Tokyo
Lush green mountains and crystal-clear waters greet visitors to Akigawa Valley, a mere hour by train...
September 22, 2022
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Osaka: Multilingual visitor center opens in Dotonbori
OSAKA — A newly opened multilingual facility in Osaka’s Dotonbori district is offering tourists the ...
September 17, 2022
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It’s your turn
Participants pull a danjiri float to make a sharp turn at an intersection during the parade of the K...
September 17, 2022
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Tochigi: Nasu Royal Stout takes top spot at World Beer Awards
Nasu Royal Stout, produced by Nasu Kohgen Beer in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, was named the World’s Be...
September 17, 2022
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Wakayama: Lighthouse serves as beacon for intl friendship
KUSHIMOTO, Wakayama — Kashinozaki Lighthouse, Japan’s oldest such structure constructed with stone, ...
September 17, 2022
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JR Kyushu’s Two Stars sightseeing train unveiled
Kyushu Railway Co., or JR Kyushu, unveiled the sightseeing train Two Stars 4047 to media at a train ...
September 17, 2022
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Deep red “coral grass” a sight to be seen at Lake Notoro in Hokkaido
The clusters of Salicornia europaea, called akkeshiso in Japanese but more commonly known as sangoso...
September 14, 2022
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Mie: Ama divers talk about their work on special tourist train
SHIMA, Mie — Ise-Shima in Mie Prefecture is known for female divers called ama who fish for shellfis...
September 10, 2022
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Tokushima: Drone photo of island reveals ‘heart’ of the sea
NARUTO, Tokushima — What looks like a peninsula on the Tokushima side of the Naruto Strait is actual...
September 10, 2022
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Hiroshima: The Katsunari experience at renovated Fukuyama Castle
The Spearhead Ichibanyari Race, an attraction at the newly opened Fukuyama Castle Museum, lets visit...
September 10, 2022
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