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Strawberry Moon: Lowest Full Moon in Decades 2

June's full moon, known as the Strawberry Moon, reached its peak on Wednesday, June 10, at 20 degrees of Sagittarius. This year’s Strawberry Moon was the lowest in decades due to the Major Lunar Standstill and its proximity to the summer solstice.

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Woman offers English info on local life via YouTube

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Satoko Kamada works on her "Sanuk-English" program, as seen in this file photo taken on Nov. 18, 2014, to provide information in English on life in Kagawa Prefecture, a western Japan region known as Sanuki, via the YouTube video-sharing website. Information includes the meaning of local dialects and how to ride trains with electronic cards.

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Bicycles with distinctive frames popular overseas

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Ive emotion Co. President Masahito Hirose shows a Tyrell bicycle with a distinctive frame design in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, on June 4, 2014. The bicycles are popular abroad.

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Hirose makes Tyrell bicycle

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Masahito Hirose, president of Ive emotion Co. in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku, makes a Tyrell bicycle on June 4, 2014.

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Pork bowl mascot plays with children in Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - "Butadonman," a mascot for Hokkaido's Tokachi region made in the image of a pork bowl, a popular local dish, interacts with children at an event held in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on March 21, 2014, jointly with Kagawa Prefecture, in southwestern Japan, which has raised its profile in the country with its "sanuki" udon noodles.

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Powerful crane

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Tadano Ltd. unveils a new powerful model of its Rough Terrain Crane in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 6, 2013. The new crane is capable of lifting 145 tons, compared with 70-80 tons for the company's previous models.

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Powerful crane

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Tadano Ltd. unveils a new powerful model of its Rough Terrain Crane in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 6, 2013. The new crane is capable of lifting 145 tons, compared with 70-80 tons for the company's previous models.

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Device to translate oyster 'language'

TAKAMATSU, Japan - ''Kai-Lingual,'' a device to detect alarming signs of oysters, is used in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 22, 2011.

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Making ethanol from noodles

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 8, 2011, shows experimental equipment to produce bioethanol from ''udon'' noodles, built by Chiyoda Manufacturing Co. in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture. The western Japanese prefecture is known for Sanuki udon noodles.

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'Udon hamburger' in the noodle's home

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 30, 2011, shows a ''Sanuki Udon Burger'' sold at an expressway service area in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture. The burger, using fried Sanuki ''udon'' noodles -- a regional specialty of the western Japan prefecture -- along with a chicken patty, a sunny-side up egg, lettuce and ginger-flavored soy sauce, is priced at 450 yen.

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Spanish man given 100-km walker certificate in Japan

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Ivan Cuello Guillemes (L) and his wife Maria Garcia Marques, both wearing traditional-style Japanese hats, show their certificates after walking a 100-kilometer route on the 88-spot Buddhism ''ohenro'' tour in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 22, 2009.

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Colorful shoes a hit with elderly people

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Japanese shoemaker Tokutake Industry Co. President Takao Sogo shows shoes at the company's headquarters in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, on Dec. 8, 2008. Tokutake's shoes, with annual sales reaching some 500,000 pairs, include those with polka dots, unlike many traditional shoes for the elderly. They are also on sale in South Korea and China. Tokutake also tailors shoes so customers including those who have leg disabilities can wear them more comfortably.

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'Udon' noodle shops facing the pinch as wheat prices go up

TAKAMATSU, Japan - ''Udon'' noodle shops are feeling the pinch as the price of wheat flour in Japan has shot up as a result of a severe drought in Australia, a leading wheat-growing country and principal wheat supplier to Japan. In Kagawa Prefecture, a region known for the delicious, low-priced Sanuki ''udon,'' some of the 900 Sanuki noodle shops are being forced to raise prices to stay in business. At Udon Tanaka, a noodle shop in Takamatsu (photo), the price of a bowl of plain soup ''udon'' will go up 20 yen to 280 yen from Oct. 1. ''Can't be helped. The price of tempura oil, salt has gone up as well,'' says Udon Tanaka owner Sadatoshi Tanaka.

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Reddening kochia plants at western Japan park

Photo taken on Oct. 9, 2021, shows reddening kochia plants at Sanuki Manno Park in the Kagawa Prefecture town of Manno, western Japan.

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Reddening kochia plants at western Japan park

Photo taken on Oct. 9, 2021, shows reddening kochia plants at Sanuki Manno Park in the Kagawa Prefecture town of Manno, western Japan.

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'Udon' noodle shops facing the pinch as wheat prices go up

TAKAMATSU, Japan - ''Udon'' noodle shops are feeling the pinch as the price of wheat flour in Japan has shot up as a result of a severe drought in Australia, a leading wheat-growing country and principal wheat supplier to Japan. In Kagawa Prefecture, a region known for the delicious, low-priced Sanuki ''udon,'' some of the 900 Sanuki noodle shops are being forced to raise prices to stay in business. At Udon Tanaka, a noodle shop in Takamatsu (photo), the price of a bowl of plain soup ''udon'' will go up 20 yen to 280 yen from Oct. 1. ''Can't be helped. The price of tempura oil, salt has gone up as well,'' says Udon Tanaka owner Sadatoshi Tanaka. (Kyodo)

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Colorful shoes a hit with elderly people

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Japanese shoemaker Tokutake Industry Co. President Takao Sogo shows shoes at the company's headquarters in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, on Dec. 8, 2008. Tokutake's shoes, with annual sales reaching some 500,000 pairs, include those with polka dots, unlike many traditional shoes for the elderly. They are also on sale in South Korea and China. Tokutake also tailors shoes so customers including those who have leg disabilities can wear them more comfortably. (Kyodo)

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Japanese lute player starts pilgrimage of 88 temples

Gessui Kuroda plays a Japanese lute at Okubo Temple in the southwestern Japan city of Sanuki on July 13, 2016, at the start of her pilgrimage to 88 temples in Shikoku, one of Japan's main islands. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Udon," olive oil from Kagawa showcased at Milan Expo Japan Pavilion

Visitors eat "Sanuki udon" noodles from Shikoku Island's Kagawa Prefecture at the Japan Pavilion at the world expo in Milan on Aug. 29, 2015. The noodles were served with a topping of "olive beef" from cattle bred in the prefecture and fed on the remains of pressed olives. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Udon," olive oil from Kagawa showcased at Milan Expo Japan Pavilion

Visitors make "Sanuki udon" noodles from Shikoku Island's Kagawa Prefecture at the Japan Pavilion at the world expo in Milan on Aug. 29, 2015. Kagawa Gov. Keizo Hamada said, "Just like pasta in Italy, Sanuki udon is 'soul food' in Kagawa." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokutake Sangyo's shoes designed for seniors

Takao Sogo, president of Tokutake Sangyo Co., holds a thick-bottomed shoe and a shoe with a wide opening, in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, on May 27, 2015. The company is known for developing and selling shoes specifically made for the elderly. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokutake Sangyo workers make "Ayumi" shoes for seniors

Workers at Tokutake Sangyo Co. in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, manufacture "Ayumi" shoes for the elderly on May 27, 2015. The company is known for developing and selling shoes specifically made for the elderly. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Drawing by wheelchair-bound user of custom-made shoes

A drawing by a wheelchair-bound user of a custom-made pair of shoes made by Tokutake Sangyo Co. is seen displayed at the company's headquarters in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, on May 27, 2015. The customer gave the drawing to the company, known for developing and selling shoes specifically made for elderly and disabled people, as a token of appreciation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Developer of rice mailing system shows various package designs

Shingo Tokunaga, president of Kuriya Co., shows packages of rice grains with various designs at the rice wholesaler's head office in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, on March 31, 2015. The vacuum-packed small packages can be sent with handwritten or printed massages and designs by regular mail, drawing attention from many companies as an advertising tool. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Packs of rice sent by post drawing attention as advertising tool

Rice wholesaler Kuriya Co. in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, displays on March 31, 2015, samples of vacuum-packed rice grains that can be sent with handwritten or printed messages and designs by regular mail. More than 100 companies have adopted the rice package formula as an advertising tool. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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English-language teachers spreading passion for "sanuki udon" noodles

American Jeremy Lanig (R) and his British coworker Gary Wilkinson, English teachers from a Kagawa Prefecture language school, hold a poster in the western Japan city of Takamatsu on March 24, 2017, that explains the intricacies of eating "sanuki udon" noodle bowls, an udon dish popular in the prefecture, at a local noodle shop. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Udon noodles are "soul food" of western Japan's Kagawa

Russian employees prepare Sanuki udon noodles at a Marukame Udon restaurant in Moscow on Jan. 30, 2013. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Udon noodles are "soul food" of western Japan's Kagawa

A visitor tries her hands at making Sanuki udon noodles from Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, at the Japan Pavilion at the world expo in Milan, Italy, on Aug. 29, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Woman making "Sanuki udon" noodles at Milan Expo Japan Pavilion

A woman (C) makes "Sanuki udon" noodles from Shikoku Island's Kagawa Prefecture at the Japan Pavilion at the world expo in Milan on Aug. 29, 2015. The noodles were served with a topping of "olive beef" from cattle bred in the western Japan prefecture and fed on the remains of pressed olives. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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'Sanuki' noodle makers rely on Australia for their survival

TOKYO, Japan - Children from Okayama Prefecture enjoy making udon dough under the guidance of Masaaki Kagawa (3rd from R), president of Sanuki Mengyo noodle manufacturing company in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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'Sanuki' udon noodle pilgrimage is under way

OSAKA, Japan - This eatery in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, on Nov. 21, 2009 is one of 33 restaurants that participates in the Kansai ''sanuki'' udon pilgrimage rally. (Kyodo)

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Nagoya Castle

The castle tower of Nagoya Castle built by order of Tokugawa Ieyasu. The roof has the famous Golden Dolphin-like fish. For the strong stone base, gigantic rocks were collected from Ishizakiyama, Shinoshima, Hazu and also from Kii and Sanuki etc.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagoya, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number38‐3‐0]

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Making ethanol from noodles

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 8, 2011, shows experimental equipment to produce bioethanol from ''udon'' noodles, built by Chiyoda Manufacturing Co. in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture. The western Japanese prefecture is known for Sanuki udon noodles. (Kyodo)

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'Udon hamburger' in the noodle's home

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 30, 2011, shows a ''Sanuki Udon Burger'' sold at an expressway service area in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture. The burger, using fried Sanuki ''udon'' noodles -- a regional specialty of the western Japan prefecture -- along with a chicken patty, a sunny-side up egg, lettuce and ginger-flavored soy sauce, is priced at 450 yen. (Kyodo)

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Woman offers English info on local life via YouTube

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Satoko Kamada works on her "Sanuk-English" program, as seen in this file photo taken on Nov. 18, 2014, to provide information in English on life in Kagawa Prefecture, a western Japan region known as Sanuki, via the YouTube video-sharing website. Information includes the meaning of local dialects and how to ride trains with electronic cards. (Kyodo)

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Device to translate oyster 'language'

TAKAMATSU, Japan - ''Kai-Lingual,'' a device to detect alarming signs of oysters, is used in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 22, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Kompira, Sanuki

Kompira, Sanuki ==Date:Early Meiji, Place:Sanuki, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Shikoku pilgrimage

Photo taken April 19, 2020, shows Okubo-ji temple in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, one of the famed pilgrimage spots on the 88-temple "Shikoku Henro" route. Most of the temples in Shikoku island have stopped offering temple stamps, which pilgrims collect as proof of passage, to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bird flu outbreak in Japan

Workers transport culled chickens from a poultry farm in the city of Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, in southwestern Japan, to an incinerator on Jan. 15, 2018, after the highly pathogenic H5 strain of avian influenza was detected. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bird flu outbreak in Japan

Workers transport culled chickens from a poultry farm in the city of Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, in western Japan, to an incinerator on Jan. 15, 2018, after the highly pathogenic H5 strain of avian influenza was detected. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Culling of 92,000 chickens begins in Japan after bird flu detected

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows officials working to cull chickens at a poultry farm in the city of Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture on Jan. 12, 2018, after the highly pathogenic H5 strain of avian influenza was detected. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Culling of 92,000 chickens begins in Japan after bird flu detected

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows officials working to cull chickens at a poultry farm in the city of Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture on Jan. 12, 2018, after the highly pathogenic H5 strain of avian influenza was detected. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bird flu detected in Japan

Workers of Japan's Kagawa Prefecture in protective suits prepare to cull chickens at a poultry farm in the city of Sanuki on Jan. 11, 2018, after the highly pathogenic H5 strain of avian influenza was detected. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bird flu detected in Japan

Workers of Japan's Kagawa Prefecture in protective suits prepare to cull chickens at a poultry farm in the city of Sanuki on Jan. 11, 2018, after the highly pathogenic H5 strain of avian influenza was detected. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bird flu detected in Japan

Workers of Japan's Kagawa Prefecture wear protective suits aboard a bus taking them to a poultry farm in the city of Sanuki on Jan. 11, 2018, to cull chickens after the highly pathogenic H5 strain of avian influenza was detected. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan reports 1st suspected bird flu case

A panel of experts on bird flu hold a meeting at the Ministry of Agriculture in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2018, as chickens at a poultry farm in Sanuki, southwestern Japan's Kagawa Prefecture are suspected to have been hit by highly pathogenic avian influenza. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suspected bird flu case in Japan

Officials clad in protective wear prepare to conduct further tests on Jan. 11, 2018, at a poultry farm in Sanuki in southwestern Japan's Kagawa Prefecture where chickens are suspected to have been hit by highly pathogenic avian influenza. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suspected bird flu case in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 10, 2018, shows an aerial view of a poultry farm in Sanuki in southwestern Japan's Kagawa Prefecture where chickens are suspected to have been hit by highly pathogenic avian influenza. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suspected bird flu case in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 10, 2018, shows an aerial view of a poultry farm in Sanuki in southwestern Japan's Kagawa Prefecture where chickens are suspected to have been hit by highly pathogenic avian influenza. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suspected bird flu case in Japan

A vehicle heads toward a poultry farm in Sanuki in southwestern Japan's Kagawa Prefecture on Jan. 11, 2018, where chickens are suspected to have been hit by highly pathogenic avian influenza. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo