菱餅 – Hishi Mochi
For hina-matsuri we display beautiful dolls and offer food and drink. Normally the drink is shirozake or Japanese white wine, and the …
美人姫 – Bijin-Hime
Bijin-hime is the name of a special strawberry that is produced by a farm in Gifu, Japan. Bijin-hime literally means “beautiful princess”. …
いちごころ – Ichigokoro
A farm in Yamaguchi, Japan has been producing and selling heart-shaped strawberries named Ichigokoro since 2016. They can produce only up to …
節分 – Setsubun
Setsubun literally means “dividing season” and it is the day before a new season starts based on the traditional East Asian lunisolar …
2018 Anime Top 5
Here is the list of top 5 anime for 2018 according to the Japanese fan website www.anikore.jp. 1) A Place Further than …
絵馬 – Ema
An ema is a wooden plate on which to write a wish or a prayer. We offer money at a Shinto shrine …
明けましておめでとう
If you look up how to say “happy new year” in Japanese on Google, you will find “あけまして おめでとうございます”, and probably because …
正月飾り – Shōgatsu Kazari
Did you put up Shōgatsu kazari? Are you ready for the New Year? Shōgatsu kazari is the generic term of all types of Japanese …
Christmas Bocchi
I mentioned in my Christmas post that most people in Japan celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve. We often hold a party with …
Christmas Dinner
Just as most American people eat turkey on Thanksgiving, many Japanese people eat KFC or some kind of chicken for Christmas dinner. …