Airport and railway staff do their duties darkly on ni ni ni 'Ninja Day' in central Japan
Staff at Chubu airport donned ninja attire and a railway station ceremonially named itself "Ninja City Station" on Friday to celebrate "Ninja Day" in central Japan. Feb. 22 was designated Ninja Day by the Japan Anniversary Association at the request of the cities of Koka, ...
World's masterpieces cast in Shigaraki ceramic at museum in Shikoku
The Otsuka Museum of Art in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, drew a lot of attention last year when popular singer-songwriter Kenshi Yonezu held his first live TV performance there on Dec. 31 for NHK's year-end "Kohaku Uta Gassen" ("Red and White Song Battle") music contest. Many ...
Pop-up ninja booth gives tourists a virtual reality experience at Nagoya's Chubu airport
Chubu Centrair International Airport in Aichi Prefecture has set up a booth inside its international arrivals lobby that will allow tourists to experience being a ninja through virtual reality. The booth, which opened Thursday and will be in operation until Dec. 14, is aimed at ...
Two cities known for ninja officially added to 'Japan Heritage' list of tourism assets
Two cities known for ninja, Iga in Mie Prefecture and Koka in Shiga Prefecture, have been officially named "Japan Heritage" properties, the government said Friday. The move is part of a larger effort to designate 17 new categories of cultural assets to increase tourism ahead ...
