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"Spring Quartet" full bloom in central Japan
Visitors enjoy a beautiful landscape of tulips, rape blossoms and cherry blossoms and snowy mountains in central Japan.
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Digital art illumination on cherry blossoms in Tokyo
Cherry blossoms at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden in Tokyo will be lit up at night, featuring digital art such as projec...
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Tokyu's tourism train to make regional excursion
Railway operator Tokyu's tourism train that normally operates in eastern Japan will make a regional excursion to the wes...
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Temple cherry blossoms lit up in western Japan
Cherry blossoms at Miidera, a Buddhist temple in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, are lit up at night for a limited time...
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Railfans experience rare ride on shinkansen test train
Lucky railfans get a rare chance to ride aboard the Shinkansen bullet train test engine “Doctor Yellow”.
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Japan to allow passport renewal online
Japan will start accepting online applications to renew passports.
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Samurai Japan returns to hero's welcome
Samurai Japan players return to a hero's welcome at Narita Airport, east of Tokyo, following their victory at the World ...
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Okinawa food market reopens after rebuilding
A food market in the capital of Okinawa Prefecture reopens following a four-year rebuilding project.
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Fire swinging ritual at shrine in southwestern Japan
A fire swinging ritual takes place at a Shinto shrine in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, to wish for bountiful ...
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Record early start for Tokyo's cherry blossoms -- because of global warming
Tokyo sees another record early start for its cherry blossom season. Weather officials say it's because of global warmin...
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