FEBRUARY 2023
PLEASURES OF THE JAPANESE WINTER

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- THEME FOR FEBRUARYPLEASURES OF THE JAPANESE WINTER
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Winter in Japan is marked by a wide variety of spectacular events, both traditional and modern, while foods as diverse as sushi and ramen are at their most delicious. In this month’s issue of Highlighting Japan, we introduce some of the many distinctive pleasures of the Japanese winter.
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- Traditional Winter Events in Japan
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An interview with Ogawa Naoyuki, a professor in the Faculty of Literature at Kokugakuin University
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- The Sounkyo Onsen Icefall Festival
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A festival is held in snowy Sounkyo, Hokkaido in which artworks formed naturally from ice are illuminated at night.
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- The Burning of New Year’s Decorations
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Introducing the remarkable Matsutaki Matsuri (“Pine Burning Festival”) held at Oosaki Hachimangu Shrine in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
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- Kitakata Ramen: Hot Noodles for a Cold Winter’s Morning
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Fukushima Prefecture’s Kitakata ramen is a local cuisine so loved that it is eaten for breakfast as well as lunch and dinner.
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- A Garden of Winter Peonies
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In Taito City, northeastern Tokyo, a spectacular display of winter peonies can be enjoyed at the Ueno Toshogu Peony Garden.
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- Colorful Hot Air Balloons Flying Over Snowfields
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Ojiya Fusen Ikki is a winter festival in which colorful hot air balloons float above a snowy white landscape.
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- Ishikawa Wintertime Sushi
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Ishikawa Prefecture attracts many visitors in winter who come to enjoy sushi with seasonal seafood toppings.
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- Japan’s Internationally Important Wintering Habitat of Cranes
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Izumi City in Kagoshima Prefecture is one of the world’s major wintering sites for cranes.
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- POLICY-RELATED NEWSPreserving Washoku for Future Generations
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- SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYA New Replacement Material for Plastics
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- MY WAYSharing the Charms of the Hakuba Valley
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- INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONSupporting Market-oriented Agriculture in Ethiopia
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