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Yomiuri Shimbun
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yomiuri Shimbun
Enjoy Comparing 350 Kinds of Wine at Yamagata's Winebal 2025 Festival, 10th Edition of Event Held
The Yomiuri Shimbun Visitors toast with wine in Kaminoyama, Yamagata Prefecture, on May 10. KAMINOYAMA, Yamagata — One of Japan's largest wine festivals, Yamagata Winebal 2025, was held around Kaminoyama Castle in Kaminoyama, Yamagata Prefecture, on May 10 and 11. This year, a record number of 57 wineries opened stalls, with 27 coming from inside the prefecture and 30 from outside. Visitors enjoyed about 350 kinds of wines produced inside and outside the prefecture. The event began in 2014 when a local commerce and industry organization formed an organizing committee, and this year was the 10th festival held, with a break for the COVID-19 pandemic. At the festival, Kaminoyama-produced white wine with a refreshing fruity flavor, spicy red wine from Iwate Prefecture and aromatic rose wine with a slight sparkle were served, as well as grape juice that children could enjoy. Visitors received their wine into glasses after handing over the tickets they had purchased. 'The white wine was delicious with just a moderate acidity,' said Yumi Ishino, a 62-year-old pharmacist from Kawasaki. 'It was a real luxury to be able to compare wines in the cool outdoors.'
Yomiuri Shimbun
24-05-2025
- General
- Yomiuri Shimbun
Nagasaki Cathedral Receives U.S.-Donated Bell to Replace Previous One Damaged in A-Bombing
The Yomiuri Shimbun Visitors look at a new bell donated to Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki on Saturday. The bell replaces the previous one damaged in the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing. NAGASAKI — Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki has received a bell to replace one damaged due to the U.S. atomic bombing of the city. The new bell was completed under a U.S. project and is on display at a museum ahead of its installment. Urakami Cathedral was destroyed along with its twin towers when the atomic bomb exploded about 500 meters away on Aug. 9, 1945. The south tower bell was found nearly intact, while the north tower one was severely damaged. The south tower bell is now in the cathedral's replacement building that was completed in 1959. The donated bronze bell is almost the same size as its predecessor, measuring 66 centimeters in height, 80.7 centimeters in diameter and weighs 224 kilograms. Prof. James Nolan Jr. at Williams College launched the project to create and donate the bell by soliciting support from Catholics in the country. The 62-year-old professor is the grandson of James Nolan, who participated in the Manhattan Project that developed the atomic bomb. The donated bell is on display through June 1 along with the damaged original. It is scheduled to be installed in the cathedral's north tower in July.
Yomiuri Shimbun
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yomiuri Shimbun
5,000 Roses Bloom at Saitama Pref. Park in Ina; Festival Serves Alcohol using Locally-Grown Produce
The Yomiuri Shimbun Visitors admire roses at Ina Chosei Shiko Kinen Koen in Ina, Saitama Prefecture, on Monday. INA, Saitama — A festival at a park with one of the largest collection of roses in Saitama Prefecture is being held in the town of Ina. Five thousand roses of 400 varieties cover an area of 1.4 hectares at Ina Chosei Shiko Kinen Koen, including the town's original varieties such as the Ina Rose and Ina Hime. 'They're colorful and beautiful. They are very comforting,' said a 30-year-old company employee from Sakado in the prefecture who visited the park Monday. During the festival, craft beer made with locally-produced beets and edible roses from the prefectural town of Fukaya will be available to buy, as well as wine made with locally-grown kyoho grapes. The park will also be illuminated from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on May 10 and 16. The park is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and the festival is held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is ¥500. Free entry for people aged 18 or younger. Admission is free to everyone during the park's illumination hours.
