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Ohara Festival is a dance festival held at Tenmonkan in downtown Kagoshima, and it is one of the biggest festivals in...
Ohara Festival is a dance festival held at Tenmonkan in downtown Kagoshima, and it is one of the biggest festivals in southern Kyushu. This year, the festival takes place to commemorate the 130th anniversary of Kagoshima City. Approxima...
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One of the Temple dance in Sensoji Temple "Shirasagi no Mai". It is a beautiful and elegant event, dancing in a stunn...
One of the Temple dance in Sensoji Temple "Shirasagi no Mai". It is a beautiful and elegant event, dancing in a stunning white snowy heron costume. It is held twice a year, in spring and autumn. It was a dance dedicated to the centennia...
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Tori-no-Ichi Fair is an open-air market held across Japan in November on the day of the Rooster in Chinese calendar s...
Tori-no-Ichi Fair is an open-air market held across Japan in November on the day of the Rooster in Chinese calendar since the Edo period. The Tori-no-Ichi Fair of Ohtori Shrine in Asakusa is one of the biggest Tori-no-Ichi festivals in ...
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Karatsu Kunchi Festival is the three-days autumn festival at Karatsu Shrine in Saga Prefecture. It is a festival cele...
Karatsu Kunchi Festival is the three-days autumn festival at Karatsu Shrine in Saga Prefecture. It is a festival celebrated for a rich harvest with a 400-years history, and is designated as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. The fes...
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Tofukuji Temple is one of the oldest and largest temples in Kyoto, and famous for its beautiful view of autumn leaves...
Tofukuji Temple is one of the oldest and largest temples in Kyoto, and famous for its beautiful view of autumn leaves. From mid-November, about 2,000 maple trees are turning their color crimson or gold. One of the best spots viewing fa...
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Approximately 10 mins walk from Shinjuku Station, in Kabukicho area, there is a Hanazono Shrine colored beautiful red...
Approximately 10 mins walk from Shinjuku Station, in Kabukicho area, there is a Hanazono Shrine colored beautiful red. Hanazono Shrine enshrines several deities including Yamato-Takeru who is a legendary imperial prince in 4th century...
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No event for 2020,just watching colour leaves. The 4km stretch of road(Koshu Highway) leading from Hachioji's Oiwake...
No event for 2020,just watching colour leaves. The 4km stretch of road(Koshu Highway) leading from Hachioji's Oiwakecho to Takao Station is lined with over 770 ginkgo trees. There ginkgo trees were planted during the Showa Era. And it i...
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Mount Yoshino is a 690-meter tall mountain in the town of Yoshino in Nara Prefecture. It covers all over the mountain...
Mount Yoshino is a 690-meter tall mountain in the town of Yoshino in Nara Prefecture. It covers all over the mountain paths around 8 kilometers, from Yoshino River to Omine mountains. It is also a base of Omine spiritual mountain walk f...
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"Hakone Glass Forest Museum (Hakone Glass no Mori Museum)" is the Venetian glass museum which displays elegant Veneti...
"Hakone Glass Forest Museum (Hakone Glass no Mori Museum)" is the Venetian glass museum which displays elegant Venetian glass art works. During early-November and late-December, 2 crystal grass trees which high 10-meter tall appear in t...
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Nagatoro in Saitama is one of the best spots to enjoy autumn leaves around Tokyo area. Every year, the leaves start...
Nagatoro in Saitama is one of the best spots to enjoy autumn leaves around Tokyo area. Every year, the leaves start to turn red or yellow from late-October, and middle-November is the best time to watch the view of fall foliage. The ...
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The Onomichi Betcha Festival is a very unusual festival which designated as an Intangible Folk Cultural Property of O...
The Onomichi Betcha Festival is a very unusual festival which designated as an Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Onomichi City. Held each year over a three-day period from November 1st through 3rd, this festival features a procession...
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One of the highlights of the year at Daigo Town in Ibaraki, "Daigo Town Light Festival" takes place between November ...
One of the highlights of the year at Daigo Town in Ibaraki, "Daigo Town Light Festival" takes place between November and January. Glitter balls produce countless reflections as you walk through a tunnel to emerge in front of the otherwo...
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Mount Takao is most crowded in foliage season, various events will be held at the "Mt. Takao Maple Festival" on Nov. ...
Mount Takao is most crowded in foliage season, various events will be held at the "Mt. Takao Maple Festival" on Nov. during weekends and national holidays. At the Momiji Festival venue Kiotaki Station Square at the foot of the cable c...
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The Nabeshima Domain Kiln Autumn Festival is held in Okawachiyama, Imari City, Saga Prefecture. Okawachiyama is a sm...
The Nabeshima Domain Kiln Autumn Festival is held in Okawachiyama, Imari City, Saga Prefecture. Okawachiyama is a small pottery village, produced a number of masterpiece porcelains such as "Iro Nabeshima", "Nabeshima Sometsuke" and "Nab...
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Information on the end of the illumination "Light Flower Garden" 2021/01/11 up. To prevent the spread of the new coro...
Information on the end of the illumination "Light Flower Garden" 2021/01/11 up. To prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, this year's illumination business will end on 1/11 (Monday). -------------------------------------------------...
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CANCLED。 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Saga International Ba...
CANCLED。 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Saga International Balloon Fiesta is an international hot air balloon competition held in Saga City annually in autumn. It attracts over 1 mi...
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Autumn Grand Festival takes place at Yasaka Shrine in Nankoku City, Kochi Prefecture. One kid chosen from local chil...
Autumn Grand Festival takes place at Yasaka Shrine in Nankoku City, Kochi Prefecture. One kid chosen from local children dress in traditional costume and perform Sanbaso, an ancient folk dance, while ringing a bell. It dates back more ...
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Shibuya Ward official distribution platform "Virtual Shibuya" will hold a virtual event "Virtual Shibuya au 5G Hallow...
Shibuya Ward official distribution platform "Virtual Shibuya" will hold a virtual event "Virtual Shibuya au 5G Halloween Festival" from October 26th to 31st as an alternative to the real Halloween event. Please download 「cluster」to jo...
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"Echigo Kenshin Sake Festival" is a Japanese SAKE(alcoholic drink made from fermented rice) festival held annually in...
"Echigo Kenshin Sake Festival" is a Japanese SAKE(alcoholic drink made from fermented rice) festival held annually in October at Takada Honcho Shopping Area in Joetsu City, Niigata Pref. Niigata is one of the largest sake producing regio...
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Tottori Prefecture is famous for wagasa(Japanese umbrella) production. At Daisen Temple in the middle of Mt. Daise...
Tottori Prefecture is famous for wagasa(Japanese umbrella) production. At Daisen Temple in the middle of Mt. Daisen in Tottori Prefecture, the "Daisen Wagasa Fantasy Nights" is held on August and October. It is the event of lighting-u...
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Hakata Okunchi is one of the main autumn festivals in Hakata, Fukuoka.It has about 1,200 years of history held at Kus...
Hakata Okunchi is one of the main autumn festivals in Hakata, Fukuoka.It has about 1,200 years of history held at Kushida Shrine. "kunchi" or "okunchi" is a local word used in the region to refer to autumn festivals which are held to of...
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Kyoto Jidai Festival is the grand festival of Heian Shrine, and considered as one of the top three festivals in Kyoto...
Kyoto Jidai Festival is the grand festival of Heian Shrine, and considered as one of the top three festivals in Kyoto. Jidai Festival started in 1895 to commemorate the 1,100 the anniversary of the founding of Kyoto. It consists of a l...
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Kurama Fire Festival (Kurama no Himatsuri), is an annual festival of Yuki shrine located in Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto Ci...
Kurama Fire Festival (Kurama no Himatsuri), is an annual festival of Yuki shrine located in Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Sakyo-Ku Kurama. Every year on October 22nd, one of the three major festivals of Kyoto, the powerful "Kurama Fire ...
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Imari Ton-Ten-Ton Festival in Saga Prefecture is well known as one of Japan’s three great fighting festival. It is a ...
Imari Ton-Ten-Ton Festival in Saga Prefecture is well known as one of Japan’s three great fighting festival. It is a ritual of Imari Shrine. Its name comes from the sound of taiko drum beats. The sound of Ton-Ten-Ton drum beats signal th...
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※Due to the coronavirus concerns, the dates of Sanja Festival has been postponed from May 15-17 to October 17-18th. ...
※Due to the coronavirus concerns, the dates of Sanja Festival has been postponed from May 15-17 to October 17-18th. And Mikoshi Procession is cancled. ---------------------------------------------------------- Asakusa Sanja Festival...
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Held for two days on the 3rd Saturday and Sunday of October, the Kawagoe Festival is Koedo-Kawagoe ’s liveliest event...
Held for two days on the 3rd Saturday and Sunday of October, the Kawagoe Festival is Koedo-Kawagoe ’s liveliest event of the year. Famed for its Kurazukuri (traditional architecture) zone, this city is one of the Kanto Region’s foremost...
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In Ashikaga Flower Park, which was selected as the only place in japan as the "10 dream destinations of the world" ch...
In Ashikaga Flower Park, which was selected as the only place in japan as the "10 dream destinations of the world" chosen by the CNN in the United States, in Ashikaga Flower Park, the "Light Flower Garden" which in 2020 increased in volu...
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2020 Cosmos area decrease to 500㎡ only. -------------------------------------------------- Every year from mid-O...
2020 Cosmos area decrease to 500㎡ only. -------------------------------------------------- Every year from mid-October to late-October, about 12 million cosmos flowers bloom in the Arakawa riverbed of Konosu City, Saitama Prefecture...
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A one-hour train ride and easily accessible from Tokyo, Mount Takao, standing 600 meters above sea level, is a pleasa...
A one-hour train ride and easily accessible from Tokyo, Mount Takao, standing 600 meters above sea level, is a pleasant getaway from the city, with nice hiking trails. And Mount Takao is one of the most popular spots to see autumn colors...
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Niihama Taiko Festival of Ehime Prefecture is one of the three major festivals in Shikoku Islands along with Awa Danc...
Niihama Taiko Festival of Ehime Prefecture is one of the three major festivals in Shikoku Islands along with Awa Dance Festival and Yosakoi Festival. The festival features massive Taiko drum floats(called "taiko-dai") which are lifted...
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Hitachi Seaside Park in Ibaraki Prefecture is a huge park featuring a variety of seasonal flowers spread out across 2...
Hitachi Seaside Park in Ibaraki Prefecture is a huge park featuring a variety of seasonal flowers spread out across 200 ha. The park also contains an amusement park, cycling path, and BMX courses. Everyone from adults to children can enj...
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※Due to the coronavirus concerns, Nada Fighting Festival has been canceled in 2020. Only the ritual will be held. Ple...
※Due to the coronavirus concerns, Nada Fighting Festival has been canceled in 2020. Only the ritual will be held. Please check the official website. --------------------------------------------------------- Nada Fighting Festival is ...
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“The Naha Tug of War" is an event at the annual festival held in Naha, Okinawa, Japan. Its roots may be dated back to...
“The Naha Tug of War" is an event at the annual festival held in Naha, Okinawa, Japan. Its roots may be dated back to the 1450s to pray for good harvest and to ward off evil. This event takes place every three days during a weekend in Oc...
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Oyama Sendaida is rice terraces located in Kamogawa City, Chiba Prefecture. This site is 3.2 hectares, with 375 terr...
Oyama Sendaida is rice terraces located in Kamogawa City, Chiba Prefecture. This site is 3.2 hectares, with 375 terraces, which is known as the nearest rice terraced filed to Tokyo. It is also selected as one of the "Top 100 Terraced Ri...
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Onga Riverbed in Mizumaki Town, Fukuoka is a famous place for viewing cosmos flower in October. And the cosmos fie...
Onga Riverbed in Mizumaki Town, Fukuoka is a famous place for viewing cosmos flower in October. And the cosmos field will turn to a pink carpet 7 km long by the river. About five million cosmos flower bloom here! Enjoy fun events...
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※Due to the coronavirus concerns, the Odawara Lantern Festival has been postponed from late-July to October 3rd & 4th...
※Due to the coronavirus concerns, the Odawara Lantern Festival has been postponed from late-July to October 3rd & 4th in 2020. That will change depending on the situation. Please check the official website. ----------------------------...
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please take booking https://airrsv.net/yoyaku-rurikoin/calendar ---------------------------------------------------...
please take booking https://airrsv.net/yoyaku-rurikoin/calendar ----------------------------------------------------------- Rurikoin Temple is located in Yase area of Kyoto, and it exhibits only twice a year, in spring and autumn. It...
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"Narita Traditional Performing Arts Festival" takes place in Narita City, Chiba Prefecture on 19&20th of September in...
"Narita Traditional Performing Arts Festival" takes place in Narita City, Chiba Prefecture on 19&20th of September in 2020. The venues are in open space in front of Mt. Narita outer gate and Naritasan Omotesando Street, and the third flo...
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Between early-July and mid-October, hundreds of Kiriko Festival take place in various areas in Noto Peninssula. Kiri...
Between early-July and mid-October, hundreds of Kiriko Festival take place in various areas in Noto Peninssula. Kiriko are large lanterns that are carried around during summer festival on Noto. The existing number of Kiriko rearches abo...
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Tsuruoka Hachimangu Shrine is the most important Shinto shrine in the city of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture. The Ann...
Tsuruoka Hachimangu Shrine is the most important Shinto shrine in the city of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture. The Annual Major Festival of Tsuruoka Hachimangu lasts three days from 14th to 16th September. During the festival period, var...
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※Due to the coronavirus concerns, Hojoya Festival has been scaled down in 2020, and the ritual will be held by only p...
※Due to the coronavirus concerns, Hojoya Festival has been scaled down in 2020, and the ritual will be held by only priests. Some of events has been canceled. Please check the official website. ------------------------------------------...
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Showa Memorial Park (Showa Kinen Park) is a park in the city of Tachikawa, located western part of Tokyo. It is the l...
Showa Memorial Park (Showa Kinen Park) is a park in the city of Tachikawa, located western part of Tokyo. It is the largest park in Tokyo with 1,653,000 square meters/408 acres and famous for its huge flower field. It is famous as a view...
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※Due to the coronavirus concerns, Okinawa Zento Eisa Festival has been canceled in 2020. --------------------------...
※Due to the coronavirus concerns, Okinawa Zento Eisa Festival has been canceled in 2020. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Okinawa Eisa Festival is a kind of Bon Festival in Okinawa, which is one of th...
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※Due to the coronavirus concerns, Takasaki Festival & Fireworks Festival have been canceled. -----------------------...
※Due to the coronavirus concerns, Takasaki Festival & Fireworks Festival have been canceled. ------------------------------------------------------- "Takasaki Festival" takes place every summer at the same time as Takasaki Dashi Fest...
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※Due to the coronavirus concerns, the Naka Sunflower Festival has been canceled in 2020. Please check the official we...
※Due to the coronavirus concerns, the Naka Sunflower Festival has been canceled in 2020. Please check the official website. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Around from mid-August ...
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*Due to the coronavirus concerns, Narita Furusasto Festival has been canceled in 2020. -----------------------------...
*Due to the coronavirus concerns, Narita Furusasto Festival has been canceled in 2020. ---------------------------------------------------------- Narita Furusato Festival is held to encourage community bond within the Narita New Town...
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※Due to the coronavirus concerns, Mikawa Isshiki Lantern Festival has been canceled in 2020. ----------------------...
※Due to the coronavirus concerns, Mikawa Isshiki Lantern Festival has been canceled in 2020. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Ojochin Giant Paper Lantern Festival takes plac...
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This exhibition explores the relationship between ukiyoe and food. "Food in Edo", as depicted by famous ukiyo-e arti...
This exhibition explores the relationship between ukiyoe and food. "Food in Edo", as depicted by famous ukiyo-e artists such as Hokusai and Hiroshige. We will follow the food scenes depicting people enjoying their meals, people prepari...
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※Due to the coronavirus concerns, Lord Kenshin Festival has been scaled down in 2020 and only the ritual will be held...
※Due to the coronavirus concerns, Lord Kenshin Festival has been scaled down in 2020 and only the ritual will be held by priests. Most of events including Battle of Kawanakajima and Samurai Procession have been canceled. Please check the...
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Due to the coronavirus concerns, Hiroshima International Animation Festival 2020 has been taken place on another for...
Due to the coronavirus concerns, Hiroshima International Animation Festival 2020 has been taken place on another format and smaller scale as follows. 1. The official competition, the core of our festival, is going to be held using onli...
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"Misaki Port & Jogashima Fireworks Festival", which was cancelled on August due to typhoon, will be postponed to Dece...
"Misaki Port & Jogashima Fireworks Festival", which was cancelled on August due to typhoon, will be postponed to December 14th, 2019. Approximately 2,500 fireworks are launched continuously at Misaki Port, and it is extremely powerful. ...
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※Due to the coronavirus concerns, Toro-nagashi Festival has been canceled in 2020. Obon is Japanese summer holiday...
※Due to the coronavirus concerns, Toro-nagashi Festival has been canceled in 2020. Obon is Japanese summer holiday when it is believed that the spirits of ancestors come back to this world in order to visit their relatives. And "Toro-...
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※Due to the coronavirus concerns, Yamaga Lantern Festival has been canceled in 2020. Only the rituals will be held at...
※Due to the coronavirus concerns, Yamaga Lantern Festival has been canceled in 2020. Only the rituals will be held at the shrine. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This lantern fest...
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Hanano-miyako Flower Park is located on a plateau at an altitude of 1,000m on the shores of Lake Yamanakako close to...
Hanano-miyako Flower Park is located on a plateau at an altitude of 1,000m on the shores of Lake Yamanakako close to Mount Fuji, and is filled with seasonal flowers throughout a year. Even in the middle of summer, the highest temperatu...
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Due to the coronavirus concerns, the Ojima Neputa Festival has been canceled in 2020. -----------------------------...
Due to the coronavirus concerns, the Ojima Neputa Festival has been canceled in 2020. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Ojima Neputa Festival takes place in Ota City...
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”Uryuno Hyakuhattai” is the traditional local Obon event at Hatano City, Kanagawa Prefecture to pray for a good harve...
”Uryuno Hyakuhattai” is the traditional local Obon event at Hatano City, Kanagawa Prefecture to pray for a good harvest and a end to the epidemic. People carry 3-meter long torches made from many straws to Gongen Mountain, and fire up ...
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※Due to the coronavirus concerns, Tottori Shan-Shan Festival has been canceled in 2020. ----------------------------...
※Due to the coronavirus concerns, Tottori Shan-Shan Festival has been canceled in 2020. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tottori Shan-Shan Festival is the largest festival in Tottor...
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※Due to the coronavirus concerns, the Yaizu Shrine Grand Festival has been canceled. -------------------------------...
※Due to the coronavirus concerns, the Yaizu Shrine Grand Festival has been canceled. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yaizu Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Yaizu City, Shizuoka Prefe...
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※Due to the coronavirus concerns, there's a possibility that facilities and events may be closed or cancelled. Please...
※Due to the coronavirus concerns, there's a possibility that facilities and events may be closed or cancelled. Please check the official website. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...
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※Due to the coronavirus concerns, the fireworks display of Nagashima Onsen will be held in a much shorter time frame ...
※Due to the coronavirus concerns, the fireworks display of Nagashima Onsen will be held in a much shorter time frame and on a reduced scale in 2020. Please check the official website. ----------------------------------------------------...
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