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Heart of Japan: Takasago Lantern Festival
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Heart of Japan: Takasago Lantern Festival

ByJoshua Kaplan (for Heart of Japan, a Hyogo International Association project)

This article is brought to you through a partnership between the Heart of Japan blog, a project by　the Hyogo International Association, and the Hyogo Times.   Boasting 10,000 candles placed all over the town, Takasago Lantern Festival (高砂万灯祭, Takasago Mantousai) also features jazz and traditional Japanese music performances along with specially illuminated historical buildings, temples…

What’s a Fire Flower? A Festival-filled Summer
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What’s a Fire Flower? A Festival-filled Summer

BySean Mulvihill

  Mark your calendar and fill it up with these incredible opportunities to travel Hyogo and its neighboring prefectures.   July 14, Nachi-no-Hi Matsuri in Wakayama A festival where 12 enormous fire torches are lit at the base of Nachi Waterfall. The torches welcome the god Kumano back to the Grand Shrine located there. Held…

The 20th Osaka European Film Festival
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The 20th Osaka European Film Festival

ByCharlotte Griffiths

In 1994 Osaka, despite being a cosmopolitan hub of international business, offered no opportunity to celebrate European film culture. Fortunately, all that has changed thanks to the ongoing hard work of film aficionado Patrice Boiteau, chairman and founder of the Osaka European Film Festival. This November the Osaka European Film Festival celebrates its 20th year….