Japan In Focus

SEIYO, Ehime — A petting zoo is being developed at a prefectural high school in Seiyo, Ehime Pref...

NARA — An annual sake ritual to pray for cancer prevention and longevity was held at Daianji Temp...

KYOTO — Clack, thud. Clack, thud. The lonely sound of the hand-operated loom echoes through the c...

A boy holding a baseball bat was quietly watching a pitching machine about a dozen meters away. A...

SAKAI — The municipal government of Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, in collaboration with a local compan...

HIROSHIMA — A plan to rebuild Hiroshima Castle’s keep using wood is under consideration. If under...

FUKUOKA — A plan is being proposed to exhibit the ruins of a bulwark built in the 13th century to...

NANTO, Toyama — Embedding a traditional dragon into a guitar may well be the culmination of Inami...

KAMAKURA, Kanagawa — In the heart of Kanagawa Prefecture’s Kamakura, a city bustling with domesti...

TSU — A traditional winter swimming event which uses a swimming technique passed down since the 1...

YOMITAN, Okinawa — Tsuboya ware, a representative form of Okinawan pottery, is said to have begun...

ATAMI, Shizuoka — A plum blossom festival kicked off at the Atami Plum Garden in Atami, Shizuoka ...

Strolling east from Kodaira Station in Tokyo, I suddenly stumbled upon a scene frozen in time nea...

NARA — The brewing of refined sake using an ancient method began at Shoryakuji temple in the city...

HIGASHI-HIROSHIMA, Hiroshima — A former professional baseball player has become a lemon farmer in...