Dozens join tour to remember Great Kanto earthquake

Dozens join tour to remember Great Kanto earthquake

Dozens join a tour in Yokohama to remember the Great Kanto earthquake.

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Typhoon Mawar brings strong winds to Okinawa

Typhoon Mawar brings strong winds to Okinawa

Typhoon Mawar brings strong winds to Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Mountain reflection on terraced paddy fields in western Japan

Mountain reflection on terraced paddy fields in western Japan

A mountain reflection on terraced rice paddy fields in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, is popular among amateur photogr...

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Fireball-like object flies over Okinawa

Fireball-like object flies over Okinawa

A fireball-like object is seen crossing the sky over Okinawa Prefecture on the evening of May 10, leaving a long trail o...

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Central Alps open for the season

Central Alps open for the season

An opening ceremony is held in the Central Alps in Nagano Prefecture north of Tokyo to pray for the safety of the climbe...

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Nature viewing held at Imperial Palace

Nature viewing held at Imperial Palace

Selected members of the general public get to see rare plants and other natural sceneries at the Imperial Palace.

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Kurobe Gorge Railway partially opens in central Japan

Kurobe Gorge Railway partially opens in central Japan

The Kurobe Gorge Railway partially opens in central Japan, with tourists taking in the sceneries on open-air trains.

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Snow wall route reopens in central Japan

Snow wall route reopens in central Japan

The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route in central Japan has fully reopened featuring snow walls up to 13 meters high.

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Whale washes ashore in eastern Japan

Whale washes ashore in eastern Japan

A whale measuring more than 10 meters long washes ashore in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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"Spring Quartet" full bloom in central Japan

"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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