Artist Kiyoshi Yamashita (1922-1971), nicknamed “Hadaka no Taisho” (naked general), never bothered to carry art supplies during his years of wandering around Japan. The entire contents of his ...

Enjoy Mount Dora’s storied past with a historic walking tour through its charming downtown. Visit landmarks like the Donnelly ...

Men hold up burning torches during a traditional festival dating back about 1,400 years at Kamikura shrine in Shingu in the ...

Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried ...

The Sapporo Snow Festival started on February 4 in Sapporo, Hokkaido. It is a famous Japanese festival celebrating snow and ice. At Odori Park in Sapporo, 126 statues made by packing snow are ...

Tourists attending Tainan’s Yanshui Beehive Fireworks festival are pictured in an undated photograph ... and there are no plans to hold a funeral for the TV star who died in Japan from influenza- ...

Some 7,980 men in loincloths fiercely jostled to touch the "lucky man" during the recently held Konomiya Naked Festival at a ...

U.S. Navy sailors carved a replica of an F-35C Lightning II for their entry in the 75th annual Sapporo Snow Festival on Japan’s northernmost main island. The C-model is the Navy’s carrier ...

Are you looking for a reason to get out and have fun this snowy season? If so, check out Lowell WinterFest 2025 in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Tourists flock to see the macaques bathe in natural hot springs to survive the cold, but concerns about the animals' welfare are rising. Visitors sometimes violate park rules by touching or ...

If you take that same gesture of being made to feel welcomed and valued, and replace muffins with alcohol, you’ve stumbled upon the Japanese system of “bottle keep”, where you get to have your own ...

Cultural Immersion Beyond anime, the tour offers intimate cultural experiences, including traditional Japanese events, a Taiko drum contest, and more. About MBS Media Holdings With over 50 years ...