Kyoto's Gion festival reaches climax
The Gion Matsuri festival reaches a climax with a float procession in the ancient Japanese capital of Kyoto amid the sum...
read moreHorseback archery show in eastern Japan
A show featuring traditional Japanese horseback archery called "yabusame" takes place in Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest ...
read moreMt. Fuji opens to hikers
Visitors enjoy the first sunrise of the season at Mt. Fuji after trails on the Shizuoka Prefecture side of Mt. Fuji open...
read moreSea lion gives birth after 18-hour labor in western Japan
A sea lion gives birth to her son after an 18-hour labor at an aquarium in western Japan.
read more104 avatars attend visitors at multipurpose commercial facility
104 avatars attend visitors at a multipurpose commercial facility in Osaka.
read moreCeiling painting peels off at Tokyo's Sensoji Temple
A ceiling painting at Tokyo's famous Sensoji Temple is removed after it started to peel off.
read moreCraftsmen prepare for Kyoto's Gion Matsuri
Craftsmen prepare for the float procession for the famous Gion Matsuri Festival in Kyoto.
read moreTokyo's Sensoji Temple celebrates Chinese lantern plant festival
Sensoji Temple in Tokyo holds its annual Chinese lantern plant festival.
read morePanda Tanabata event held in southwestern Japan
At Adventure World, a large-scale zoo, aquarium, and amusement park in southwestern Japan, a Tanabata event is held.
read moreNew robots in development for lunar exploration
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, also known as JAXA, holds a test demonstration of some of its lunar robots in de...
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