Summer festivals return in full to Japan's Tohoku region
Summer festivals are back in full scale to the Tohoku region in Japan's northeast, with coronavirus restrictions complet...
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The making of a summer festival in western Japan
A behind-the-scenes look at how participants prepare for Osaka's Tenjin Festival, one of the three largest festivals in ...
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Nagaoka fireworks held without restrictions in central Japan
The Nagaoka fireworks festival takes place in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, without any coronavirus restrictions fo...
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Aomori Nebuta festival returns to pre-coronavirus scale
The Aomori Nebuta festival returns to pre-coronavirus scale, with participants allowed to shout without wearing face mas...
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Fan-shaped floats enchant 270,000 spectators in northern Japan
Fan-shaped floats enchant 270,000 spectators in Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan.
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Samurai battles on horseback in Fukushima Prefecture
A festival featuring the reenactment of samurai battles on horseback takes place in Fukushima Prefecture.
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Sumida River fireworks resume with over 1 million spectators
The Sumida River Fireworks Festival is held in Tokyo following a three-year hiatus, with more than 1 million spectators ...
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Princess Kako visits cutting edge medical facility
Princess Kako visits a cutting-edge medical facility in central Japan.
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Japan Expo held in Paris suburbs
The Japan Expo takes place in the Paris suburbs, with the 2025 World Expo's official character promoting the event sched...
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Retired emperor takes in Matisse exhibit in Tokyo
Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko take in an exhibition on the works of French artist Henri Matisse a...
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