Organizers said 12,000 pyrotechnics were used for the annual Jingu Gaien Fireworks Festival, which was postponed for two successive summers due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Light rain did ...

A panel of experts working for cultural preservation criticized the developers' new plan to cut fewer trees to redevelop Tokyo’s leafy Meiji Jingu Gaien district as just focusing on the number.

Zenkoji Temple in Kita-Aoyama, Aoyama Kitamachi Apartment, Kumano Shrine in Jingumae, Kita-Aoyama area, Jingu Gaien Fireworks Festival. Sound: Tokyo fireworks at Tokyo Bay in 2018.

The Jingu Gaien redevelopment project consists of the construction of two high-rise buildings housing a commercial complex as well as the relocation of a baseball field and rugby stadium in the area.

TOKYO -- The leaves of ginkgo trees at the Japanese capital's Meiji Jingu Gaien area, where redevelopment work is underway, have turned yellow, delighting visitors taking photos and videos of the ...