WATCH | Garland County Library board approves Hanamaki Toy Museum exhibit, Sentinel-Record archive purchase The Hanamaki Toy Museum presents mesmerizing hands-on toy exhibition Nurturing Global Talents by Molding Young Japanese Minds: Reshaping Hanamaki Toy Museum display to visit 3 locations across Spa City Rutland celebrates 35th anniversary with Japanese sister city Rintaro Sasaki, aka Japan's home run king, absolutely crushed his first college home run When Ohtani hit his first ‘official’ homer, he also tossed a no-hitter Rintaro Sasaki: The MLBDL Experience and Data Dive Major Leaguer Yusei Kikuchi Builds Indoor Baseball Facility in Home Prefecture; Star Gives Back to Hometown Shohei Ohtani fans flock to baseball superstar’s hometown in Iwate prefecture WATCH | Hanamaki Toy Museum brings interactive toy exhibit on tour of Hot Springs After Ohtani and Kikuchi, Japan high school toasts latest baseball prodigy High School Days: Ohtani Shōhei and Hanamaki Higashi Manager Sasaki Hiroshi Hanamaki Festival Returns, Full Steam for the First Time in 4 Years! Japan Tourism / Sky Lanterns Light Up Night Sky in Japan’s Hanamaki Area in Iwate Prefecture Rutland City celebrates Japanese student delegates Hanamaki visitor to run first race in America at Spa Running Festival as race sells out in record time First student delegation since 2019 travels to Hanamaki Higashi downs combined HS team in Sister City Classic Second Hanamaki mural painted downtown BASEBALL/ Slugger Sasaki can't wait to join loaded Stanford Cardinal team Hanamaki students experience American culture, baseball Sister City Application deadline nears for next student delegation Arkansas Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates Japanese culture in Hot Springs WATCH: NPC has first student exchange with Hanamaki Hanamaki: Dining Out in Miyazawa Kenji’s Footsteps People in Japan elated with Ohtani's record deal with Dodgers HSV Rotary hears of Hanamaki travels Visiting Shohei Ohtani's high school: Ben Verlander's Japan diary Hanamaki students visit Lakeside Baseball players from Japan to come to Hot Springs From One Hot Spring to Another in Iwate Finding Miyazawa Kenji’s World in His Hometown Masks bear message of strength Hiroshi Kagakui: The Picture Book Author Who Made Children Smile All Over Japan (Hanamaki City Museum) Home to the Dreamer: Kenji Miyazawa and Hanamaki City Hot Springs resident to teach in Japan Baseball: Prized player's shot at high school glory ends on bench Rintaro Sasaki: College Baseball’s New Phenom? ASMSA establishes relationships with Japanese schools Older friends could meet in the Toronto Blue Jays - El Fildeo Shohei Ohtani’s Former Teammate Recalls Turning Point that Made Him a Star Japan’s population is plunging, so where are the babies? Japan's Newly Homeless Continue To Make Do In Shelters 'Waiting for this day': 100-yr-old rejoices after A-bomb survivor group wins Nobel Prize Local man devours 228 bowls of 'wanko soba' to win Japan championship Municipalities in Japan turn to AI and digital maps to prevent bear encounters Traditional rough-and-tumble 'bankara' cheering culture thriving in northeast Japan