1,000 umbrellas light up the sky at Moomin theme park
1,000 umbrellas are being displayed in the air at a Moomin theme park north of Tokyo.
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Temple visitors drink sake to pray for well-being
Visitors to a temple in western Japan drink sake from bamboos to pray for well-being.
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Tokyo Disney parks to raise ticket prices from October
Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea will raise the costs of one-day passports from October, with the high-end price top...
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Twin giant panda cubs in Tokyo turn two years old
Twin giant panda cubs Lei Lei and Xiao Xiao at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoological Gardens celebrate their second birthday on June 2...
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Formula E race to be held in Tokyo
The Formula E World Championship for electric vehicles will take place in Tokyo in March 2024.
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Orange baby monkey baby on display at Yokohama zoo
An orange-colored baby monkey is on display at a zoo in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo.
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Harry Potter theme park opens in Tokyo
A Harry Potter theme park opens in Tokyo, reenacting the studios where the film series was shot.
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Black watermelon fetches 600,000 yen in auction
Premium watermelon Densuke fetches up to 600,000 yen in the season's first auction in northern Japan.
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Umbrellas color rainy season in central Japan
More than 100 umbrellas decorate a commercial street in Karuizawa, central Japan.
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Visitors enjoy Japanese iris at Heian Jingu Shrine
Visitors enjoy Japanese iris at Kyoto's Heian Jingu Shrine.
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