Festivals
Japanese Festivals There are numerous festivals in Japan, some based on local folklore, some having religious origins in Shintoism, Buddhism, Taoism…
Ghibli Museum
Japan has been renowned for its “anime” (animated films) for decades. Since the 1980s, the undisputed king of this field has…
Kombini Cuisine
The Japanese have taken the concept of the convenience store (“kombini” in Japanese, short for “kom-bini-ensu sutoa”) and refined it into…
Aso
The Aso region in Kumamoto prefecture is well known for its natural beauty, pictures scenery, and sought-after hot springs. \ Mt…
Ekiben
Japan’s bento, or lunchbox, is famous as a solution to the problem of dining elegantly on the fly. Sold at convenience…
Depachika
Department store food floors are a fun and relatively cheap way to experience Japan’s food culture, and foreign ones as well.…
Kamakura Festival
It gets pretty snowy in the winter up in Akita Prefecture, at the northern tip of the mountainous Tohoku region on…
Uchiwa
The “uchiwa” (round fan) is a traditional Japanese handicraft with a long tradition. Originally from China, it is made by cutting…
Replica Food
On a diet? How’s this sound? An ice cream parfait in a tall, frosty glass with fat scoops of chocolate, strawberry…
