learning to make giant lanterns for the Aomori Nebuta Festival. She is drawn to events that showcase the compelling combination of visual arts, theatre, dance and music, as well as the experience ...

On Jan. 1, Aomori Bank and Michinoku Bank, both headquartered in the city of Aomori, merged to form Aomori Michinoku Bank, marking the first consolidation of two regional banks within the same ...

Despite being easily accessible from Tokyo and having gorgeous sights, Aomori Prefecture is much less visited by foreign tourists than Kyoto, Osaka, and other iconic sightseeing destinations. In Japan ...

The itineraries will allow passengers to take part in several summer festivals around Japan, Asuka said, including the Akita Kanto Festival, the Aomori Nebuta Festival and the Awa Odori Dance. The ...

Devotees take a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati rivers, during the "Maha Kumbh Mela", or the Great Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, India, on Jan 13, 2025 ...

A Japanese lantern sculpture is pictured in an undated photograph. An exhibition featuring lanterns from Japan’s famed Aomori Nebuta Matsuri are to be displayed for two weeks at Tainan’s Kaiji Lingyou ...

Hindu devotees and mystics have gathered in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the largest religious congregation on Earth PRAYAGRAJ, India -- Hindu ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India — Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj on Monday to kickstart the Maha Kumbh festival ...

Hindu devotees pray before taking a dip at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers on the first day of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh festival in Prayagraj ...

PRAYAGRAJ – Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India began bathing in sacred waters on Jan 13 as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with organisers expecting 400 million people – the largest ...

Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India began bathing in sacred waters on Monday as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with organisers expecting 400 million people -- the largest gathering of humanity.

PRAYAGRAJ, India — Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj on Monday to kickstart the Maha Kumbh festival ...