This snowy event is the Kuromori (Black Forest) Kabuki performance, which has been held for centuries in Sakata-shi, Yamagata Prefecture. Farmers put it on each February at a local Shinto shrine.
Children raise their voices against the cold during karate practice on the Miho coast in Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka Prefecture. Mt. Fuji looms in the distance.
The roofs of two huts are covered after a snowstorm in Biei-cho, Hokkaido. The sun, breaking softly through the clouds, creates a beautifully subtle gradation of color.
Winter has ended, and spring has come, to Kannami-cho in Shizuoka Prefecture. Yellow flowers bloom on the banks of a stream being crossed by a group of preschoolers.
In Doya-tanada, Matsuura-shi, Nagasaki Prefecture, terraced paddies are carved out of steep slopes facing the Genkai Sea. A farmer is preparing to plant rice on a hill overlooking the blue water.
A Sunny Spell in May (Saga Prefecture) Photo / Masako Ishihara
An annual tradition in Kawakami-kyo Valley, part of Saga-shi, Saga Prefecture. A roofed cruising boat passes under colorful carp steamers fluttering in the winds of early summer.
Terraced Paddy Fields in the Morning Haze (Niigata Prefecture) Photo / Takafusa Teieki
These are the Hoshitouge no tanada, terraced paddy fields in Tokamachi-shi, Niigata Prefecture. The morning sun pierces through the morning haze, revealing more and more of the lush green paddies each second.
A Holiday Moment (Hokkaido) Photo / Koichi Murata
A beautiful shot of the reservoir at Nakasatsunai-mura, Hokkaido. The green of the trees is reflected on the surface of the lake, as a red rubber boat floats above it.
Girls play in swim rings in the waters of the Atera Valley in Okuwa-mura, Nagano Prefecture. The surface of the clear water is glittering in the summer sunlight.
Catch the Wind (Ibaraki Prefecture) Photo / Yoichiro Sakai
Under a bright blue sky, the autumn wind has filled out the sail of a hobikisen boat in Lake Kasumigaura, Tsuchiura-shi, Ibaraki Prefecture. Hobikisen are traditional fishing boats that now serve as sightseeing vessels.
Here Come the Mikoshi! (Hyogo Prefecture) Photo / Yutaka Usui
The Kenka Matsuri (Fight Festival) of Nada in Himeji-shi, Hyogo Prefecture is one of the most famous festivals in the region. Three mikoshi, or portable shrines, are about to be bumped up against one
The Frosty Marshland (Nagano Prefecture) Photo / Yoshikazu Ariga
High marshlands in Yamanouchi-machi, Nagano Prefecture. Behind a dark blue mountainside, white birches covered with frost sparkle in the morning sun.
City of Light, Hakodate (Hokkaido) Photo / Takumi Watanabe
Hakodate-shi, Hokkaido at night, looking straight down the Hachiman-zaka slope to the harbor. A street car zooms by as the ship Mashumaru lights up the background. The streetlamps and tree lights are like stars in the sky.
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