Japan 101

Buddhism and India ink painting

The wheel of life/輪廻

Claiming many children's lives or worlds for some people's greed is not allowed.Pressing hands in prayer🙏 Transl...
Buddhism and India ink painting

India ink painting/水墨画

India ink painting is the painting that is skillfully drawn using India ink and water, which means it’s drawn not o...
2023.04.09
Food

Is Cherry blossom edible?/ 桜の花は食べられますか。

Sakura-Mochi is wrapped with a salted cherry leaf. There are some edible flowers that are used for making salads.Che...
Cities & Town

Parking system/駐車場システム

日本語は英語の下に続きます。 The photo above is one of the parking systems in Japan.Generally, it’s installed in smaller space...
Culture

Hina Dolls/雛人形

Miniature Hina dolls/豆雛 日本語は英語の後にあります。 March3rdiscomingsoon.Therefore,weareabletoseealotofhinadollsallacrossJ...
Trivia

Superstition no.1-Don’t cut your nails at night/夜爪切っちゃダメ。

Are you superstitious?In general, the elderly might have believed superstitions faithfully. There are also a lot...
Travel Tips

Umbrella stand/傘立て

You may see a chain of umbrella stands in front of museums and exhibitions' sites.Wet umbrellas are not welcome for...
Cities & Town

Drift Ice/流氷

Drift Ice from Garinko, in Monbetsu city, Hokkaido, on March 9 of 2015 According to the announcement from Japan Mete...
Culture

Why is a head of sardine at the entrance door?/なぜ鰯の頭が玄関に。

As you may remember that some people are excited around this period of the year because the first day of spring wil...
Trivia

Japan’s Aesthetics/日本の美意識

Aside from construction sites, the traffic cones sometimes are used to warn people to avoid entering into the certa...