Whirlpools occur when fast-moving and slow-moving tides collide. The Naruto Strait is an ideal location for this phenomenon, ...

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Saudi Arabia's pavilion at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka will offer visitors a window into how the kingdom is evolving b ...

HIMEJI, Hyogo Prefecture--The inner sanctum of historic ... regarded as the one of the finest feudal-era fortresses in Japan, dates to 1333. Admission to the castle is 1,000 yen ($6.80) for ...

Himeji Castle, which was registered as Japan's first World Heritage site, is seen in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, in 2023. (Mainichi/Nobuya Muramoto) The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about the planned admission fee hike for Himeji Castle in Hyogo Prefecture ... it the highest fee in Japan for entering a ...

Three long-established train lunch makers in Japan, including Maneki Foods based in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, are collaborating in the effort. They are hoping to “bring Japanese ekiben to a new ...

A former member of the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly who took part ... was found unconscious in the study of his home in the city of Himeji on Saturday evening. He was taken to the hospital, where ...