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Temperatures dipped dramatically this week, transforming sakura spots into icy pink-tinged dreamworlds.
Tokyo is still waiting for its sakura to start blooming, but Hirosaki Castle, in the frozen north, is already beautifully pink.
Star Wars, anime favourites, and tennis pro Naomi Osaka all make an appearance at this year’s event.
Public broadcaster NHK chose a strange way to show the “waist-deep snow” of this hot spring town in northern Japan.
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Winter comes early to Hokkaido and turns one of Japan’s most respected schools into an otherworldly wonderland.
Winter wonderland makes a surprise appearance in the middle of August during Japan’s hottest summer ever.
Unprepared tourists find themselves ice skating for their lives on the famous World Heritage Site.
Meg decides to get back to basics by using the natural cooling power of snow to create a delicious matcha dessert.
Twitter user finds way to make winter more enjoyable… or possibly less enjoyable depending on who you are.
Come for the fire-breathing dragon vs. Dragoon action, stay for the iconic victory fanfare.
Clearing snow is hard work. Besides, you don’t need to see where you’re going when you’re driving, right?
Towering snow sculptures pay homage to Final Fantasy and Osamu Tezuka’s beloved anime characters.
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PewDiePie buys house in Japan, calls it “a dream come true”
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Harajuku Station will be demolished after the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics
This huge, detailed Gundam sculpture was built out of cardboard by Japanese high school students
Tokyo’s Yomiuri Giants baseball players crossdress in beauty contest for fans
What’s the best Rumiko Takahashi anime of all time? Fans decide, pick best characters too【Survey】
New visual unveiled for Universal Studios Japan’s Nintendo World shows a pixel-perfect panorama
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What does “Konnichiwa” really mean? Understanding Japanese greetings
Best Secret of Mana fan art ever? Jaw-dropping project took over a year, 150,000 beads【Photos】
Clown-masked stalker spotted multiple times in Japan’s Osaka Prefecture, still at large
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