A $1 rice ball works out at 78p for us Brits. God bless the exchange rate. People will, however, spend money on sushi, like ...

Discover 5 best day trips from Osaka during Expo 2025—from Nara’s temples to Kobe’s cuisine—Agoda’s picks offer culture, ...

A large temple near Kongobuji. The visitor’s lodging is decorated with fusuma images and furnishings that have a long history. Elevators, parking lots, and large baths are provided allowing you to ...

Legend has it that this temple got its start during the reign of Emperor Nintoku, when an stranded Indian priest found a Kannon Bosatsu statue in the waters of Nachi Falls, placing the statue here. Up ...

Meteorological Office staff announced that five to six or more flowers had bloomed on the specimen tree in the grounds of Kimiidera temple in Wakayama, at about 10 ... 40 years during a temporary ...

Even before the Osaka-Kansai Expo formally opens on April 13, the host region will open its own Kansai Pavilion just outside the Expo ground’s Grand Ring on April 9. Displaying the region’s rich ...

he Kumano Hongu Shrine Spring Festival, held every year from April 13 to 15, is one of the most important Shinto events in Wakayama Prefecture. It takes place at Kumano Hongu Shrine, one of the Three ...

Wakayama Gov. Shuhei Kishimoto ... the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Democratic Party for the People, also an opposition party.

Shuhei Kishimoto, the governor of Wakayama Prefecture ... as well as the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Democratic Party for the People, and was serving his first ...