KYOTO--For the first time in three years, five mountainsides were fully lit up with giant bonfires forming kanji and other images in a traditional summer festival here on Aug. 16. Smaller bonfires ...

Meanwhile, the beach itself features all kinds of amenities, including fire rings for beach bonfires, restrooms with outdoor showers, an information kiosk, water sports equipment rentals and beach ...

pool volleyball and beach bonfires. For older children, we adored Jean-Michel Costeau’s “school under the sea” program. Run by marine biologists, our son received a passport at check-in ...

That’s how they were described in a wide-ranging Alki Community Council meeting this ... will be bringing the Christmas Ship to the beach, but they’re hoping that it’ll be AFTER Thanksgiving ...