Shimoda is normally a sleepy fishing community famous for onsen and seafood, but it celebrates the Kurofune Matsuri with parades, flourish and kimono every May.
The festival — which showcases more than 850 sakura trees that line the river in the town of Kawazu — is a crown jewel of the...
My company, which was founded close to 67 years ago, is in the business of planning and operating public aquariums. Times change and we have...