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Tokugawa Family Temple Celebrates 400 Years; Artist of Ceiling Painting Given Honor
Kaneiji temple, the renowned family temple of the Tokugawa shogunate, is holding a Buddhist servi...
October 11, 2025
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Yamaguchi City Edition of Popular Japanese Travel Guide Hits Shelves
The Yamaguchi City edition of the popular guidebook series “Chikyu no Arukikata” (“Globe-Trotter ...
October 11, 2025
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Japan Tourism / Ishikawa Pref.’s Variety on Display with New Park, Ancient Temple
Bansyouen Aiueo no Mori, a new park in the historic Yamashiro Onsen hot spring resort town in Kag...
October 9, 2025
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Bush Clover Flowers in Full Bloom at Tokyo’s Sumida Ward Garden
Visitors gaze at the arching blossoms of hagi Japanese bush clover at Mukojima Hyakkaen garden in...
October 5, 2025
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Some Historic Buildings Transformed into Hotels in Initiative That Aims at Preservation Through Utilization
Buildings with historical value are being converted into hotels in greater numbers across the nat...
October 5, 2025
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Osaka Sightseeing Balloon Offers Panorama of Ancient Tomb
SAKAI — Visitors to the country’s largest keyhole-shaped burial mound, the Daisen Kofun, can now ...
October 4, 2025
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Japanese Confectionery Maker Opens Udon-Themed Hotel in Kagawa Pref., an Area Famous for Udon
TAKAMATSU — The Udon na Hotel, a lodging facility themed on the dish Kagawa Prefecture is best kn...
October 4, 2025
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Kamakura’s ‘Guardians’ Keep the Peace at Popular Tourist Spot; Volunteers Prevent Sidewalk Congestion in Place Made Famous by Manga ‘Slam Dunk’
KAMAKURA, Kanagawa — A community-based crime prevention group in Kamakura has branched out and is...
October 3, 2025
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Spiny Lobsters with Rare White, Blue Shells Exhibited Alive at Museum in Chiba Pref.
CHIBA — Two Ise-ebi spiny lobsters with unusual shell pigmentation — one white and one blue — hav...
September 30, 2025
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Kyoto: Sanrio’s Kuromi Featured on Tango Railway Trains for Limited Time
MIYAZU, Kyoto — A special train wrapped with images of Sanrio Co.’s popular character Kuromi has ...
September 27, 2025
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Fukui: Luxury Accommodations Appear in Wakasa Region to Attract Wealthy Tourists
TAKAHAMA, Fukui — Fukui Prefecture is experiencing an influx of new high-end accommodation aimed ...
September 27, 2025
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Susuki Pampas Grass Heralds Beginning of Autumn in Aomori Prefecture, in Area Near Pacific Ocean Popular with Tourists
People walk by susuki pampas grass near Ashigezaki Observatory at Tanesashi Coast in Hachinohe, A...
September 24, 2025
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Expo Visitors Hit New Single-Day High; Friday Sees over 220,000 Attendees
The 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo on Friday received 221,576 visitors, the highest single-day figure sin...
September 23, 2025
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Fall Colors Decorate Mt. Kurodake; Japan’s 1st Autumn Foliage Appears on Hokkaido Mountain
The leaves of Japanese whitebeam and other trees are turning color on Mt. Kurodake (1,984 meters)...
September 23, 2025
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Coming of Autumn Heralded by Pink, Purple Flowers of Hagi Japanese Bush Clover in Yamagata Pref.
The flowers of hagi Japanese bush clover herald the arrival of autumn at Hagi Park in Nagai, Yama...
September 22, 2025
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