Cities & TownRice terraces: Japan’s nostalgic scenes and virgin landscape/棚田:日本の原風景
Western Japan has many rice terraces because of its geographical features. Mountains in western Japan including Kyu...
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CultureSeven Deities of Good Fortune/七福神
L: Display of Shitifukujin, R: a statue of Tamon-ten(Bishamon-ten's another name) Believe it or not, Japanese people...
TriviaCharacters before using Kanji?/漢字を使う前の文字？
A set of different characters that the ancient Japanese might use./古代日本人が使っていたかもしれない文字 Interestingly enough, there ...
TriviaIs Kanji difficult ?/漢字って難しい？
An example that Kanji is a pictogram./漢字が象形文字である一例 *日本語は英語の後にあります。 AreyouinterestedintheJapan’swritingsystemsbyan...
What makes Japanese?How do you eat buckwheat noodle with?/お蕎麦はどうやって食べる？
Soba offered in Ouchi Post Station *日本語は英語の後にあります。 Japan has mainly three types of noodles; Ramen, Udon and Soba,...
What makes Japanese?Health tips: A grandchild is kind./ 健康の秘訣: 孫は優しい
Do you know that there is a slogan of healthy diet for Japanese?Japanese sentence "Ma Go Wa Ya Sa Shii " literally ...
What's TODAY?Golden Week and Children’s Day/ゴールデンウィークとこどもの日
Miniature suits of armor called " Yoroi" We are on a long holiday called, the Golden week that starts from April 29 ...
CultureHidden beauty of Haori/羽織の隠れた美
L: Men's formal kimono including Haori and Hakama, R: An example of the design inside Haori. Have you ever seen male...
TriviaThe alcove called Tokonoma is an art gallery at home./床の間はプチ美術館
An alcove called "Tokonoma" /床の間 Do you know that Japanese people enjoy observing art at home? Actually, most Jap...
Cities & TownSodesurizaka- Narrow Slope/袖摺坂
There is a narrow slope called "袖摺坂/Sodesuri-zaka" in Kazurazaka, Tokyo."Sodesuri-zaka" means the slope is so narro...