But it was a hot day in many parts of Japan, with the temperature ... “We groomed the waterfall site as an area for viewing, not for swimming,” said an official with the municipal government ...

You can enjoy the beautiful waterfalls, which look as if time has stopped. Japanese original Easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun, a newspaper for children. This is ...

Aiko Ohno dives down in the cool waters off Japan’s Ise-Shima National Park ... sits the sacred Shirataki Falls. Here, visitors can experience a centuries-old Buddhist ritual called takigyo ...

Yui Ohashi has given Japan its first swimming gold medal at the Tokyo Aquatics Center. With a dazzling breaststroke leg, Ohashi romped to victory in the women’s 400-meter individual medley ...

Ise-Shima, Japan (CNN) — Aiko Ohno dives down in the ... sits the sacred Shirataki Falls. Here, visitors can experience a centuries-old Buddhist ritual called takigyo, or waterfall meditation ...