桜 – Cherry Blossoms 2019
It’s time for cherry blossoms again! In Tokyo it was already at its peak on 3/21/19 and in Washington DC blossoms will …
ムーミン – Moomins
The anime Moomins is very popular in Japan. The original story “Moomins” was written by Tove Jansson from Finland. A Japanese production …
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 …
豆まき – Bean Throwing
According to the lunisolar calendar, Setsubun for spring 2019 is on February 3rd. People in ancient Japan believed that they got sick …
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 …