The Imperial Palace may be open to the public for next year's New Year event for the first time in three years.

Tokyo and other organizers together hold a tea ceremony for the first time in three years.

Tokyo starts accepting same-sex partnership applications.

A baby sumo ritual is held at a shrine in Kyoto for the first time in three years.

A chrysanthemum doll festival takes place in Fukushima Prefecture based on the theme of "The Tale of Princess Kaguya."

Elaborate floats enchant visitors at Takayama Autumn Festival.

Deer in Nara, western Japan, get their antlers chopped off.

Japan's biggest potato soup festival takes place in Yamagata in the northeast for the first time in three years.

The Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri takes place in western Japan, featuring participants pulling shrine floats at high speeds ...

Princess Kako attends an exhibit on traditional Japanese crafts.