Cherry trees have begun to bloom in the cities of Kofu, Gifu and Kochi, the first blooms of the season, the Japan Meteorological Agency has announced. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/17/japan/cherry-tree-bloom-start/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sakura #kofu #gifu #kochi #meteorologicalagency
Cherry blossom season begins as first trees bloom

Kochi was the first city in the country to see cherry blossoms for the third straight year.

The Japan Times

Kofu, Yamanashi’s Tatsumitsu Wada earns 1st ONE Championship win in Jakarta

Japanese mixed martial artist Tatsumitsu “The Sweeper” Wada, 29, has earned his first victory in ONE Championship. He was one of the winners at “ONE: Warrior’s Dream,” which marked his second bout in the Singapore-based martial arts organization.

Wada is fighting out of Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan. The city has five international sister cities namely Des Moines, Iowa, United States; Lodi, California, USA; Pau, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France; Chengdu, Sichuan, China and Cheongju, North Chungcheong, South Korea.

Tatsumitsu Wada, Yuji Shimada, Eugene Toquero

Tatsumitsu Wada vs Eugene Toquero

Featuring three ONE Super Series striking contests and 11 MMA matches, “ONE: Warrior’s Dream” took place on November 17, 2018 at the Stadium Istora in Jakarta, Indonesia. In the fifth bout of the evening ,Wada competed in an MMA bout in the flyweight division against Eugene Toquero, 37, of Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Wada quickly went to work at the opening bell, landing a series of leg kicks while connecting on a handful of punches. The Japanese grappler then showcased his dangerous submission skills, taking Toquero’s back and forcing the tap from a deep rear naked choke.

Referee Yuji Shimada put a stop to the flyweight bout between Toquero and Wada after 52 seconds in the first round. The Japanese fighter’s first promotional victory improved his professional MMA record to 20 wins, 9 losses, 2 draws and 1 No Contest.

On July 7, 2018, Wada failed to get the win when he made his ONE Championship debut at “ONE: Battle for the Heavens” at the Tianhe Gymnasium in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. He lost to Reece “Lightning” McLaren, 27, of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia via split decision.

In 2008, Wada made his professional MMA debut. The fighter from Kofu lost his first five bouts, which all took place in the same year.

On June 30, 2009, Wada won his first professional MMA bout. He submitted his fellow Japanese fighter Tatsuya Tsuchida via rear-naked choke at “Deep: 42 Impact” at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Before joining ONE Championship, Wada competed mostly in DEEP. He captured the DEEP Flyweight Championship belt twice.

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One of an uncountable number of carefully maintained and well cared for trees in Japan. They really know how to do it.

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If I'm remembering correctly, this was taken from a bus somewhere on the outskirts of Fuefuki, on the way to Kofu, Japan.

Kaiku presents: C.FRIM @ Kaiku - 30 Aug feat. C.FRIM, KOFU

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Kofu - in the absence of apathy (Émotsiya/FIN, 30 April 2025).

"Moriamo Ahmed is a Finnish-born Nigerian poet, musician, DJ. The debut EP is a sonic exploration of poetic introspection, brought to life with vocal harmonies, violin & experimental synth sounds."

https://emotsiya.bandcamp.com/album/kofu-in-the-absence-of-apathy

#Kofu #downtempo #ambient #soul #triphop #spokenword #poetry #electronic #experimental #MoriamoAhmed #Émotsiya #Nigeria #Helsinki #Finland

Kofu - in the absence of apathy, by Kofu

4 track album

ÉMOTSIYA
The River walk at Shosenkyo Gorge

Guided Tours for your smartphone!

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The first time I heard of this was only a few years ago. Programming in #spring with #kotlin or #java without using annotations! Little did I know about #ktor back then. This is about #kofu. An experimental project still! It's transferred! joaofilipesabinoesperancinha.nl/blog/blog0-1...

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The first time I heard of this was only a few years ago. Programming in #spring with #kotlin or #java without using annotations! Little did I know about #ktor back then. This is about #kofu. An experimental project still! It's transferred!

https://joaofilipesabinoesperancinha.nl/blog/blog0-19-kofu

ISBN Stacks — A look at a possible Spring Application implementation without annotations

Want to learn how to program a spring application without annotations, and what are the benefits of it? Let me start by saying CDI is different and much less magical. Learn why, in this article.

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🏙 Town: Kofu, Japan
🏛️ Point of interest: Shosenkyo Gorge

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