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Latest Cherry Blossom Front
Cherry blossoms in western and central Japan and Tokyo have passed the peak. The cherry blossom flowers are moving up to Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan. The cherry blossom flowers in Hirosaki Park and in Ashino Park (both in Aomori Prefecture) have just opened....
Spring Has Come!
The Japan Meteorological Agency announced on 29 March that cherry blossom (Yoshino Cherry) trees had flowered in Tokyo and Kyoto. This year, cherry blossoms are in bloom later than usual. In general, cherry trees are in full bloom about a week after they start to...
WHAT’S NEW IN JAPAN
A new rule to control the number of Mount Fuji climbers
In recent years, there are increasing number of night climbers who start to climb up from the fifth station of Mt. Fuji to watch see the sunrise at the summit. They climb all the way to the summit and immediately descend the mountain. Such climbing is called ‘bullet...
the ‘Golden Week’
In Japan, April 29, May 3, May 4, and May 5 are public holidays. The week including these holidays is called as the ‘Golden Week’. People often take annual leaves from their workplace to make their holidays longer for vacation. During the Golden Week, many Japanese...
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