Wakayama produces most of Japan’s ume and by June the fruit will ... says Iwamoto Keiko, a guide of the ume groves, a restaurateur who uses ume in her cooking, as well as an umeboshi shop ...

Nara's Horyuji Temple is another World Heritage Site. Its central gate, main hall, and five-story pagoda were built around ...

Wakayama Prefecture is a historic sanctuary ... 17th-century records show that cedar and cypress were used in Edo and Osaka - Japan's urban centers at the time. 03:25 This unique New Year's ...

Wakayama, located in the western part of Japan and known for its mild climate and hilly lands, is the top producer of persimmons in Japan. Persimmons grow on trees, like plums, and are abundant in ...

AT about 04.20 hr. on December 21, 1946, an earthquake of considerable severity originated in the Pacific Ocean some 100 miles off the coast of Wakayama, Japan. The shock was recorded on ...