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Trivia

Animal or some Character- shaped Traffic Cones at Construction Site/アニマルガード

Animal or character- shaped traffic cones can be found at construction sites across Japan. An image how to use t...
Food

Wanko-soba or bite-size buckwheat noodle/わんこそば

Wanko-soba or bite-size buckwheat noodle served with a bowl is a popular local specialty in Iwate prefecture.Wanko ...
Culture

Shinkansen/Bullet train with a Hello Kitty design

If you are lucky, you may encounter bullet train with a Hello Kitty which runs between Osaka and Hakata (JR West). ...
Culture

Shinkansen or the bullet train/新幹線

Nozomi/Hikari (N700A type) shot at TOKYO KOTSU KAIKAN Shinkansenorthebullettrain isthesuper-expresstrainandalsotrain...
What's TODAY?

Dolls festival/雛祭り-What’s TODAY?- no.4-

Hina dolls (the Emperor, the Empress and three court ladies) that my grandparents gave me A traditionalevent,called“...
What's TODAY?

Emperor’s Birthday/天皇誕生日-What’s TODAY?- no.3-

Chrysanthemum with 16 petals is the Emperor's family crest. The Emperor’s birthday is one of our important national ...
2021.03.03
Cities & Town

Highway passes through a building?/高速道路がビル貫通!

Umeda exit in Osaka is a funny highway exit because it passes through thebuilding called Gate Tower Building.Here i...
Myth & Folklore

Ichiri Island/一里島

Ichiri Island near Sasebo port (Red-circle) Longlongago,therewereonehundredoffshoreislandsnearSaseboport (Nagasaki p...
2021.03.03
Myth & Folklore

Princess Kaguya/かぐや姫

Longlongago,therewereanagedcouplewithoutachild.Anelderlymanmadebamboobasketsforaliving.Oneday,hewenttoabambooforest...
2021.03.03
What's TODAY?

National Foundation Day/建国記念の日-What’s TODAY?-no.2-

Miyazaki shrine where Emperor Jinmu and his parents are enshrined Japan’s National Foundation Day falls on February ...