2024-12-19

Monthly Feature Story - December 2024

Cultural Tips - Year-end Cleaning

In Japan, there is a long-standing tradition of doing a thorough cleaning at the end of the year, which dates back to the Heian period (794–1185). ...

2024-10-25

Monthly Feature Story - October 2024 - Onigiri (Rice balls)

Japanese Food

Onigiri is a traditional Japanese rice dish made by shaping cooked rice by hand. They are typically formed into triangular, round, or cylindrical ...

2024-09-13

Noodle Culture in Japan

①Various Noodles

Noodles have become one of the top choices for Japanese daily meals besides of rice and bread. Ramen, udon, soba, pasta, somen noodles, and yakisob...

2024-09-05

Monthly Feature Story - September 2024 - Senko-hanabi (Japanese Sparklers)

Curtural Tips - Senko-hanabi (Japanese Sparklers)

"Summer is the season for fireworks. While it's great to attend fireworks displays, enjoying handheld fireworks in your garden or at a pa...

2024-08-23

Monthly Feature Story - August 2024 (2) - Shaved Ice

Japanese Food

Shaved ice is a cold dessert made by finely shaving ice and adding syrup on top. The history of shaved ice is quite old, and it is said that the cu...

2024-08-01

Monthly Feature Story - August 2024 (1) - Beer Gardens

Cultural Tips - Beer gardens

There’s nothing quite like enjoying a cold beer after work or on your day off. Although summer in Japan is hot and humid, there are places where...

2024-07-27

'Umi-biraki'

Beach Culture in Japan

Summer is in full swing. How about swimming on the beach?? Going out on the beach is one of the popular activities in Japan. There will be Beach...

2024-07-22

Fireworks in Japan

Japanese Culture

Ready for the fireworks season?? Fireworks displays and festivals have been a summer tradition in Japan for a long time. It started to mourn the de...

2024-07-09

Climbing the Mt. Fuji

Things to do in Japan?

Japan has a unique culture, and after the COVID-19, the number of foreign visitors is getting larger and larger. What do people like to do in Ja...

2024-06-17

Monthly Feature Story - June 2024 - Summer Solstice

Cultural Tips - Summer Solstice

The summer solstice is the longest day and the shortest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. The summer solstice in 2024 falls on June ...

2024-06-11

The story about Japanese Crepe Culture

Japanese Food

Crepes first arrived in Japan in 1937 as a French dessert, and through time, it formed a unique culture. Japanese crepes, unlike French crepes,...

2024-05-10

Monthly Feature Story - May 2024 - Kashiwa-mochi

Japanese Food

Kashiwa-mochi is a steamed rice cake with sweet bean paste filling, wrapped in an oak leaf. It is customary to eat it on Children's Day, May 5...