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Myakumyaku was designed on manhole covers, installed in 400 locations by Expo 2025.

Post Date：December 9, 2022

In an effort to promote the Osaka-Kansai Expo in 2025, the City of Osaka has installed manhole covers featuring the official character “Myakumyaku” at 10 locations in the city. The city plans to install them in 400 locations by the time of the Expo. The new manhole covers were installed at 10 locations […]

Bonnet bus revived after 40 years in Ise, Mie Prefecture

Post Date：November 15, 2022

A “bonnet bus,” once a popular route bus vehicle in Ise City, Mie Prefecture, was revived for two days on Saturday and Sunday for the first time in about 40 years and ran in the city. （You can view English subtitles by using youtube’s automatic translation feature.） The bonnet bus is characterized by […]

First auction of Suruga Bay specialty “Sakuraebi” in Shizuoka

Post Date：November 9, 2022

The fall fishing season for Sakuraebi, a specialty of Suruga Bay, has begun, and at the first auction held in Shizuoka City, the price was 68,000 yen per 15 kg, about the same as last year. （You can display English subtitles by using the automatic translation feature.） The first auction was held at […]

Whooper swans fly to Furen Lake and other lakes in Nemuro, Hokkaido

Post Date：October 29, 2022

Whooper swans have been arriving at Furen Lake and other areas in Nemuro City, Hokkaido, a well-known stopover for migratory birds, signaling the arrival of winter. The area around Furen Lake and Onnenuma in Nemuro City, which stretches along the Nemuro Straits, is one of the largest migratory stopover sites for whooper swans […]