An ecologically friendly ferry is unveiled at a port in Osaka, western Japan.

A festival takes place in southwestern Japan with the wish for safe and bountiful fishing.

20-year-olds perform Japanese archery at an annual archery event in a temple in Kyoto.

Around 5,000 people race to happiness in an annual tradition in western Japan.

A whale that was spotted in Osaka Bay on January 9 has remained.

Young citizens across Japan celebrate the Coming of Age day for the first time after the country lowered its legal adult...

A winter ritual takes place at a Buddhist temple in western Japan where followers splash cold well water on themselves t...

Visitors to a shrine in Kyoto flaunt their works at a New Year calligraphy event.

Sunrise above Mt. Fuji on New Year's Day creates the appearance of the Diamond Fuji.

The Comic Market gets underway at Tokyo Big Sight on December 30, with about 160,000 people expected to attend the two-d...