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Festival / Candlelight of 3,000 lanterns illuminates world of antiquity

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
At Kasuga Taisha shrine in Nara, each of the more than 3,000 lanterns in the precincts are lit up three days a year, namely on Feb. 3 and Aug. 14-15, between 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. for the summer event and 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. for the winter event.
 
This tradition has continued fo...

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Eel-flavored Catfish Available For Tat Gifu Festival

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ROCKET NEWS
Eating catfish is looked down upon by many people in Japan who regularly enjoy a plethora of ocean-raised fish. Even though the Japanese diet is no stranger to aggressively aromatic food such as natto, diners here simply cannot get past the stink of these bottom feeders.
Eel on the ot...

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Festival to Promote Whale Cuisine to Overseas Visitors

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JAPAN NEWS
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Event organizers and restaurants are striving to promote whale meat to overseas visitors, in a bid to foster deeper understanding of the delicacy amid the ongoing antiwhaling movement.
In Tokyo’s Ebisu district, 28 restaurants including Italian and washoku Japanese ...

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