What's TODAY?What do Japanese people do on Spring Equinox Day?/春分の日は何をする日。
Botamochi offering to ancestors at home altar. Here in Japan, Spring Equinox Day is a holiday. So is the Autumnal Eq...
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TriviaThe oldest company in the world/世界最古の会社
Kongo-Gumi(金剛組) office in Osaka Do you know the oldest company in the world?It’s called “Kongo- Gumi” founded in 578...
Travel TipsCan you say how much this coin is?/これはいくらでしょう。
5 yen coin This coin is tricky for foreign travellers because there is no Arabic number on it. This is a 5- yen c...
TriviaUnique practice in riding an escalator/エスカレーターに乗るときの独特な習慣
There’s a unique practice in riding an escalator. We stand either on the right side or on the left side so that ...
What's TODAY?Emperor’s Birthday/天皇誕生日
The view of a part of the Imperial Palace Emperor Naruhito’s birthday falls on February 23rd, which is a national ho...
HeroesMurasaki-Shikibu@ famous female writer/紫式部
Murasaki Shikibu's image on the 2,000 yen bill Murasaki-Sikibu was a notable court lady who wrote the first novel in...
TriviaKotatsu-special furniture in winter /炬燵
Here in Japan, we use special furniture in winter called Kotatsu to survive in the cold weather.Kotatsu is a dining...
Cities & TownSnow Monkey/地獄谷の猿
Have you heard of snow monkey?Snow monkeys are Japanese macaque that bathes in hot springs during winter.These are ...
CultureArticle seventeen of the Constitution/十七条の憲法
Guzekannon which is considered as large as Prince Shotoku is enshrined in Yumedono. The seventeen-Article Constituti...
HeroesPrince Shotoku and Article seventeen of the Constitution /聖徳太子と十七条の憲法 No.6
Horyuji Temple in Nara (Japan's first world cultural heritage site) 日本語は英語の下にあります。 This is the last article about...