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 ...

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 ...