The Nagasaki Lantern Festival, a dazzling winter tradition here, began on Jan. 29, illuminating this southwest Japan city ...

Nagasaki, located on the northwest coast of Kyushu, is known for its history with the atomic bomb. But this beautiful ...

NAGASAKI--Around 15,000 colorful lanterns have bathed the city of Nagasaki in dazzling color and light as the 30th Nagasaki ...

Meet the mistress of Nara’s last geisha house — a remarkable woman who’s on a mission to keep this complex tradition alive in ...

People in Hiroshima floated colorful lanterns to observe the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombing during World War Two. The lanterns, carrying messages such as "Eternal peace in the world" and ...

A large number of spectators watched the procession of the floats illuminated by lanterns and drawn by some ... attracted about 200,000 people. (Japanese original by Takahiro Igarashi, Saga ...

Mishiro Kenshi creates installations with ornate bamboo lanterns known as "take-akari." He talks about the potential of the craft, including his work to bring light to disaster-stricken communities.

The lantern festival at Manpukuji temple also commemorates the 350th anniversary of the death of its founder, Yin Yuan (1592-1673), as he is called in Chinese. Japanese know him as Ingen.