One of the country's largest statues of Buddhist monk Kukai (774-835), posthumously called Kobo Daishi, at Imayama Daishi ...

The Sakura Festival began in 1986 to commemorate the naming of Narashino, Japan as Tuscaloosa’s first sister city. The sister ...

Sensei Mikio Toki is a true master. He traveled from Tokyo to D.C. to teach children through the National Cherry Blossom Festival’s Kites in the Classroom program.

“It’s so moving. The Otsu Festival is lesser known in Japan even though it has a history of about 400 years, so it’s wonderful to introduce the festival to people overseas,” said Hiroaki ...

Nearby food stalls will serve festival favorites such as yakisoba, okonomiyaki, and other Japanese street food. At 9 a.m. on festival day, organizers will distribute up to 1,000 numbered tickets ...

Tokyo Series presented by Guggenheim which marked the homecoming of reigning National League MVP Shohei Ohtani along with four other Japanese-born players on the two Clubs set new MLB records for ...