Horse chasing exercise in northern Japan
A horse chasing event takes place in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido to give horses an opportunity to make up fo...
read moreFishing festival in southwestern Japan
A festival takes place in southwestern Japan with the wish for safe and bountiful fishing.
read more5,000 people race to happiness
Around 5,000 people race to happiness in an annual tradition in western Japan.
read moreCold water endurance at temple in western Japan
A winter ritual takes place at a Buddhist temple in western Japan where followers splash cold well water on themselves t...
read moreSwordsmiths show off traditional craftsmanship
Swordsmiths show off traditional craftsmanship that has been handed down for centuries in central Japan.
read moreComic Market underway in Tokyo
The Comic Market gets underway at Tokyo Big Sight on December 30, with about 160,000 people expected to attend the two-d...
read moreArt collective teamLab opens museum in Beijing
Tokyo-based international art collective teamLab opens a museum in Beijing as China eases its zero-COVID policy.
read moreYearend cleaning at Higashi Honganji temple in Kyoto
Followers gather at Higashi Honganji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, to clean the facility up in preparation for the New Ye...
read more'Fight' selected as kanji of the year for 2022
A Chinese-derived character that means "fight" or "war" is selected as kanji of the year for 2022.
read moreRoasted daikon event returns to Kyoto after three years
An event to pray for good health and ward off bad luck called “Daiko-daki”, or daikon radish roast, is held in Kyoto for...
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