Be it the public bath and onsen culture or the traditional way of preparing sushi, Japan ... of the Hara Castle and a ...

The announcement of cherry blossom blooms is not just a seasonal marker; it holds cultural significance in Japan. The cherry blossom ... as last year but was one day later than the average. In ...

TOKYO – Cherry trees started flowering in Tokyo on March 24, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced. That is five days earlier than 2024, and the trees are expected to be in full bloom in about a ...

Part of the participation fees will be donated to help rebuild Kumamoto Castle, which was damaged ... to cheer up areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.

Kumamoto’s Tatsuda Nature Park is a little-known treasure; an off-the-beaten-track destination. It is a pleasant green space with well-groomed paths, yet the lack of crowds and its various remnants of ...

Tokyo cherry blossoms were forecast to come into bloom earlier than any other region of the country for the second ...

At least six cherry blossom buds opened up on the specimen tree in Sannomaru at the Kochi Castle in the southwest of the country, Japan Meteorological ... across the world. Kumamoto city declared ...

TOKYO – Somei-Yoshino cherry blossoms started to bloom in Kochi and Kumamoto prefectures on Sunday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said ... on a monitored Somei-Yoshino cherry tree in Kochi Castle on ...

Fukuoka police arrested a Chinese couple Thursday for allegedly setting up a campsite without permission on land designated as a special historic site at the ruins of Ono Castle in the city of ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Japan’s Daichi Kamada, left, celebrates with teammates, Takefusa Kubo, center, and Kaoru Mitoma, right ...