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Giant Straw Creatures – Wara Art Annual Festival
If you visit Niigata Prefecture during the region’s annual rice harvest, you’re likely to find huge tarantulas, eagles, and dinosaur-like creatures stalking the landscape. The towering sculptures are… Continue Reading
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Soy Sauce, A Magical Elixir
Sixty-seven wooden barrels, linked by ropes made of bamboo, so high that they reach the ceiling. Kazuhiro Shibanuma cares for them with extreme care, as required of the… Continue Reading
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Higanbana – The Autumn Equinox Flower in Japan
After a long, hot summer, the arrival of the higanbana in mid-September heralds the beginning of autumn. The tall stems and spectacular bright red flowers seem to appear… Continue Reading
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Japan’s centenarian count reaches record 86,500 and women make up 88% of them
The number of people aged 100 and over in Japan is estimated to have reached a record 86,510 and the number of men reaching the milestone topped 10,000… Continue Reading
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Tsukimi – Contemplate the Autumn Full Moon
Tsukimi 月見 (also known as Otsukimi お月見 with honorific) literally means “moon watching” and is a Japanese festival in honor of the autumn moon. This celebration usually takes… Continue Reading
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Google Doodle honors Tsujimura Michiyo, chemist and green tea researcher
Google Doodle pays tribute to Tsujimura Michiyo辻村みちよ, a Japanese chemist best known for her extensive research on green tea . He celebrates his 133rd birthday and in the… Continue Reading
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