Oita

YUFU, Oita — A resplendent gold-colored luxury train that serves gourmet meals to passengers as i...

A sand and gravel carrier collided with a yacht off Tsukumi, Oita Prefecture, according to a repo...

OITA — Japan’s only passenger hovercraft service carrying riders between Oita Airport in Kunisaki...

USUKI, Oita — A ceremony was recently held to mark the day when the Liefde, a Dutch ship carrying...

OITA – A Shidazakura weeping cherry tree near Ohara Hachimangu Shrine will be lit up at night thr...

OITA — Someiyoshino cherry trees have begun blooming in Oita City, the Japan Meteorological Agenc...

USA, Oita — There are about 40,000 Shinto shrines that are called “Hachimansha” or “Hachimangu” i...

OITA — Wild monkeys are warming up in front of heaters at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden ...

HITA, Oita — Fluorescent stones scattered around the obsolete mine shaft emit colorful light to f...

NAKATSU, Oita — The 250th anniversary of the death of 18th-century Buddhist priest Zenkai was obs...

HITA, Oita — A celebration was held last month in the city of Hita, Oita Prefecture, to promote g...

OITA — An express train adorned with characters from “Shingeki no Kyojin” (Attack on Titan) began...

OITA — A pair of armadillos kept at an aquarium in Oita regularly take walks inside the building,...

OITA — Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama. who served as leader in the 1990s, celebrated his...