The Japanese cherry blossom season is just one symbol of many of Japan’s cultural beliefs. The cherry trees bloom for a short period of time, sometimes just 5-7 days, and this period echoes the ...

The oldest cherry blossom tree in Japan can be found at the Jissou Temple in Yamanashi Prefecture. Called the Jindai Zakura, ...

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In Ninja Batman vs Yakuza League, the music, entirely in Japanese, acts as a ritual chant echoing over each clash and leap. As the score intensifies, the duel between the Japanese Wonder Woman and ...

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The soothing sounds of more than 10,000 wind chimes are providing relief from the heat at a temple in the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Fukuoka.