Hundreds reach out to catch lucky beans at Japan’s annual festival
Residents of downtown Tokyo descended on a Buddhist temple to mark the last day of winter in the Japanese lunar calendar by ...
Neighborhood-Consuming Sinkhole In Japan Traps Truck Driver For 3 Days And Counting
A sinkhole opened up in the middle of an intersection in Japan on Tuesday and, unfortunately, a truck and its 74-year-old driver were swallowed during the dramatic incident. He is still trapped down ...
Japanese mark winter’s end with festivities
Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried ...
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Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
Just to the west of downtown Tokyo lies a gorgeous urban oasis. Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden comprises 144 acres of green space and is unique in that it incorporates three landscaping styles ...
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Godiva’s Tokyo bakery is finally easy to get into and shop at
With Japan’s sizable population of passionate foodies ... Take, for example, what happened when world-famous chocolatier Godiva opened a Japanese-style bakery in downtown Tokyo. If you wanted to try ...
Japanese bathe in icy water at Tokyo shrine in purification ritual
Dozens of people soaked and splashed themselves in painfully icy cold water on Saturday in a pool at a Tokyo shrine, adhering to Japanes ...
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Event in Tokyo to mark Feb. 8 Declaration of Independence
Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Kang Jung-ai said, "This year marks the 80th anniversary of national liberation, ...