Horse chasing exercise in northern Japan

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...

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Fishing festival in southwestern Japan

Fishing festival in southwestern Japan

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

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5,000 people race to happiness

5,000 people race to happiness

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

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Cold water endurance at temple in western Japan

Cold 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...

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Swordsmiths show off traditional craftsmanship

Swordsmiths show off traditional craftsmanship

Swordsmiths show off traditional craftsmanship that has been handed down for centuries in central Japan.

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Comic Market underway in Tokyo

Comic 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...

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Art collective teamLab opens museum in Beijing

Art collective teamLab opens museum in Beijing

Tokyo-based international art collective teamLab opens a museum in Beijing as China eases its zero-COVID policy.

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Yearend cleaning at Higashi Honganji temple in Kyoto

Yearend 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...

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'Fight' selected as kanji of the year for 2022

'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.

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Roasted daikon event returns to Kyoto after three years

Roasted 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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