Sakura-colored taiyaki The perfect sakura picnic, complete with sakura mochi Don't miss the opportunity to try sakura mochi, a traditional Japanese sweet made with sweet rice and wrapped in a cherry ...

is putting together the city’s first Japanese Summer Festival on Saturday, July 14. With the help of the committee, Yamada says the city's first Natsu Matsuri, which translates to summer ...

INAZAWA, Aichi Prefecture--Women officially joined a so-called "naked festival" at a shrine in central Japan on Thursday for the first time in the event's 1,250 year history, donning purple robes ...

The festival is believed to have started around 700 years ago during the Nanboku-cho period (1336-1392). The prefectural government has designated the festival an intangible folk cultural property.

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Tokyo-based Free Stone acquires global rights to Berlinale Generation selection 'Seaside Serendipity' and Tokyo Filmex title ...

Summer, glorious summer. The smell of sunscreen, sunglasses perched permanently on your nose, and a phone wallet jam-packed with festival tickets. Is there anything better? Actually, there is—dotting ...

Planning your dream trip to Japan in spring for cherry blossom season? Here is where and when is the best time to see the cherry blossoms in Japan! In this deep dive, we share the Japan cherry blossom ...

TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Japan's factory activity fell at the fastest pace in 10 months on sluggish demand, a private-sector survey showed on Monday, with business confidence hitting a more than ...

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Lunar New Year is recognised and celebrated across the world in countries including Vietnam, Singapore, Korea, Japan, Cambodia, Indonesia, The Philippines and Malaysia - and food and drink plays a lar ...