Wildfires have been reported in the mountainous regions of two prefectures in western Japan. Residents in some of the areas ...

It is also a vital stop on the Shikoku Pilgrimage as the tip of the cape plays host to the 24th temple, Hotsumisaki-ji, where ...

Natural indigo dye has been used worldwide for thousands of years, but the invention of synthetic indigo dye in the 1800s caused the industry to crater. In Japan's Tokushima Prefecture, only a ...

MIYOSHI, Tokushima Prefecture--An old-style “bonnet bus” to take sightseers to the scenic Iyakei and Oboke valley areas here is scheduled to make its last run in November. The vehicle, built ...

Tokushima Prefecture, in the eastern part of Shikoku Island, is renowned as a heartland of traditional fermentation. It is especially famous for its indigo dyeing tradition which brought ...

Between 8:50 p.m. on Thursday and 12:40 p.m. the following day, Kenta Fukudome, 45, allegedly used a passenger vehicle to ...

A local council in Tokushima set a record when it raised the prefecture's hourly pay from the current 896 yen ($6.18) to 980 yen in this fiscal year’s minimum wage revision. What seems like ...

Tourists are flocking to the Naruto Strait, located between the Tokushima Prefecture city of Naruto and Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture, to see the famous whirlpools from tour boats as the spring ...

Night - Partly cloudy. Winds variable at 9 to 10 mph (14.5 to 16.1 kph). The overnight low will be 41 °F (5 °C). Cloudy with a high of 59 °F (15 °C). Winds from NW to NNW at 9 to 13 mph (14.5 ...

Ryozen-ji Temple, the first stop on the Shikoku Pilgrimage, marks the beginning of the 1,200-kilometer spiritual journey encompassing 88 temples. Located in Tokushima Prefecture, it features a ...

Ryozen-ji Temple, the first stop on the Shikoku Pilgrimage, marks the beginning of the 1,200-kilometer spiritual journey encompassing 88 temples. Located in Tokushima Prefecture, it features a ...