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- Dogo Onsen in Ehime Prefecture: a Place that Seems out of a Japanese Movie
- Dogo Onsen has a strong connection with the Japanese novelist Soseki Natsume. Soseki Natsume is one of the most famous novelists in Japan. You may
- At Kyoto's Arashiyama Station, you Can Take a Hot Spring Footbath on the Train Platform
- # Take a footbath while watching trains pass by! If you visit Kyoto to see the temples and shrines, chances are you'll get tired from walking all da
- It’s a must visit in Tokyo! The 7 extremely gorgeous halls of “Meguro Gajoen”!
- Take a look at the 7 Banquet rooms, all of which inspire the worlds of novels and movies. Contrary to the gorgeous and colorful temples in other
- A Quick Look at Yushima Tenmangu Shrine, where Japanese Students Pray for their Exams
- Exam season in Japan In Japan, to enter high school or university, students have to go through tough exams, and entrance exams are usually a very i
- A typical day in the life of a Tokyoite in Shibuya
- 13:00: Meeting friends in front of the Hachiko statue or at TSUTAYA. The crazy scramble crossing is famous in Shibuya and is usually interesting to
- Kyoto's Vegan Friendly Traditional Cake: Demachi Futaba
- A traditional delicacy only available in Kyoto There are many tasty foods in Kyoto originating from Kyoto, but the rice cake from Demachi Futaba wa
- Take a walk in the Yanaka Cemetery, where the last Shogun, Tokugawa Yoshinobu rests in peace. (Tokyo)
- Welcome to Edo and it’s old world nostalgia. What do you imagine when hearing the word Tokyo? Some might imagine cutting-edge technology, young peo
- Have you ever heard of Kannazuki? It’s the month when all Japanese gods go to one place in Japan!
- What’s Kannazuki? Most Japanese people have heard about “Kannazuki”, but they seldom know what it actually means and what it’s derived from. Kannaz
- Ohigan, the little know tradition of visiting the graves
- Read about this typical celebration for the dead, a unique mix of Buddhism and Japanese Shintosim.
- What is “Respect for the elderly Day“? It’s literally a day to show respect to all elderly people!
- September 21st is the day for it in 2015! Respect your elders! National holidays are always a big part of history and culture in any country. Respe
- Let’s go to “Saiho-ji Temple”in Hiroshima where the movie, “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time” is based!
- Let’s go up the stair case that appeared in the movie “The girl who leapt through time”! Have you heard of the movie, “The girl who leapt through t
- Neon signs that reflect Osaka’s flashy culture are a must see in “Doutonbori”!
- Being “Ha-de”, is OSAKA! Osaka is getting popular among tourists in Japan. Generally speaking, people in Osaka are extraverted, straight forward,
- Let’s go on a ‘tipsy’ factory tour at the “SUNTORY YAMAZAKI DISTILLERY”, where Japanese whisky was born!
- Beloved Japanese whisky Suntory Yamazaki Distillery is a 10 min walk from JR Yamazaki and Hankyu Oyamazaki stations. It’s easily accessible and i
- Osaka’s MUST visit! Experience culture with a walk through the nostalgic narrow street, “Hozenji-Yokocho”.
- Grab a drink after visiting Hozenji Temple. Hozenji-Yokocho is a narrow bar street located next to the Hozenji Temple to the north. It started ar
- Fun and Tasty! Learn about the history behind Instant Ramen at "The Instant Ramen Museum"!
- Osaka is where instant ramen started. August 25th, 1958 is the day when instant ramen was born and is now eaten all over the world. It’s creator,
