https://www.alojapan.com/1393093/japanese-scientists-invent-ai-tool-to-predict-bear-encounters-as-attacks-rise/ Japanese scientists invent AI tool to predict bear encounters as attacks rise ##nagaokaCity #Acorns #AkitaPrefecture #BearAttacks #BeechNuts #GunmaPrefecture #Hokkaido #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #KevinShort #Mikasa #minakami #news #NiigataPrefecture #SophiaUniversity #UrbanAreas #YusukeFukazawa Researchers at a Japanese university have developed a system that uses artificial intelligence to determine the possibility of encounte
Japanese scientists invent AI tool to predict bear encounters as attacks rise - Alo Japan All About Japan

Researchers at a Japanese university have developed a system that uses artificial intelligence to determine the possibility of encountering a bear within 1 sq

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https://www.alojapan.com/1383733/hidden-wonders-a-village-in-niigata-where-mountains-sea-and-people-coexist/ Hidden Wonders | A Village in Niigata Where Mountains, Sea, and People Coexist #fishing #HiddenWonders #HiddenWondersOfJapan #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #JapanTravel #news #Niigata #NiigataPrefecture #NoFishingPort #NoTown #sea #seafood #village このページを 日本語 で読む Twilight spreads across the sky, casting a soft glow over the houses lining the eaves. In this quiet fishing village, there’s a touch of exotic charm. No Fishing Port, in the Kodomar
https://www.alojapan.com/1334183/japans-niigata-prefecture-launches-uk-representation/ Japan’s Niigata Prefecture launches UK representation #JapanTourism #KenichiShirai #NiigataPrefecturalTourismAssociation #NiigataPrefecture #tourism #TourismPromotion Japan’s Niigata Prefecture announced that its cultural and natural wonders are all set to be discovered by travellers from the United Kingdom. With the prefectural slogan Discover Niigata; Shaped by Nature, Perfected by Time, the Japanese province is ready for the next cha
42 Of The Best Straw Sculptures Of Niigata’s Wara Art Festival From 2010 To 2024

Get ready to be amazed by Niigata Prefecture’s Wara Art Festival, where leftover rice straw is turned into giant, impressive sculptures! From dinosaurs to huge animals, local artists have been making these massive creations since 2010.

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More than 120 teams battled it out in a snowball fight tournament in a mountainous Japanese city in what the local weather bureau called the coldest air this winter to sweep the country's northern snow belt. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/02/13/more-sports/japan-snowball-fight-uonuma/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #koideinternationalsnowballfight #uonuma #niigataprefecture
Frosty face-off: Over 120 teams throw down in epic Japanese snowball tournament

Teams of five players competed in two-minute matches between two teams on a field the size of a tennis court, with points awarded for direct hits with a snowball.

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Ojiya, Niigata (新潟県小千谷市) – Nishikigoi no Sato (錦鯉の里) 2024 Nov. 29

Ojiya, Niigata (新潟県小千谷市) - Nishikigoi no Sato (錦鯉の里) 2024 Nov. 29 We paid a visit to Nishikigoi no Sato (錦鯉の里) in Ojiya, Niigata Prefecture (新潟県小千谷市.) The city of Ojiya is the birthplace of Nishikigoi, and Nishikigoi no Sato is the only place in the world where a wide variety of live Nishikigoi are on display along with exhibits showing the history of Nishikigoi breeding. Nishikigoi is the generic name for Carp that have beautiful colors and marking patterns. They are sorted out from the edible carps, called 'Koi' in Japanese. The breeding of Carps into Nishikigoi began at the turn

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Photo essay: Fuji Rock may be Japan's answer to festivals like Glastonbury and Lollapalooza, but the community is what makes it a Japanese experience. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/08/05/music/fuji-rock-photos-music-japan/ #culture #music #fujirockfestival #fujirock2024 #musicfestivals #niigataprefecture
A weekend in Naeba: What went on offstage at Fuji Rock '24

The summer music festival has both its size and location going for it in building a communal experience off the stages.

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Niigata: Male corpse found floating in bay off power station

Authorities launched an investigation following the discovery of a male corpse floating offshore of the Joetsu Thermal Power Station in Joetsu City

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