Japan's Sunrise festival attracts devotees from across the country every spring to a largely untouched mountaintop outside Tokyo
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The centuries-old festival sees Shinto priests lead a procession to a sacred shrine at the summit
At dawn, people dressed as armoured samurai warriors join the Shinto priests on a kilometre-long climb back to the summit shrine
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A centuries-old festival that heralds spring drew hundreds of worshippers to a mountain in Tokyo on Wednesday, as robed Shinto priests led a procession to a sacred shrine at the summit.
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(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Education held a virtual briefing on Monday to unveil a new portal allowing American colleges and universities to disclose foreign funding.
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The city of Fujiyoshida cancelled its iconic spring cherry blossom festival at Arakurayama Sengen Park on February 3, 2026, about eight weeks ahead of its usual April schedule. Municipal officials cited overtourism as the reason that has strained local infrastructure and disrupted daily life.
Despite discrimination and internment, the second-generation Japanese Americans still fought in World War II.
FREE NEWS: American Legion Post 22’s annual Veterans Day ceremony, at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11 at River of Life Assembly Church, will join with Japanese American veteran’s families at a state-sponsored event and historical marker dedication on Highway 35.
HOOD RIVER — In conjunction with its annual Veterans Day ceremony, American Legion Post 22 will also host a state-sponsored historical marker …
HOOD RIVER — Sense of Place is excited to announce the lineup for the 15th Annual Sense of Place Series beginning Oct. 16. This season will feature a wide range of topics ranging from the cultural legacy of matsutake mushrooms to the history of mountain biking in Post Canyon.
