Happy New Year 2021
あけまして おめでとう ございます。 ことしも よろしく おねがいします。
New Year’s Bells (online)
Normally lots of people in Japan go to shrines and temples on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. But this year …
幸先詣 – Saisaki Mōde
Japanese people usually visit a Shintō shrine or a temple at the beginning of the year. That is called Hatsumōde. However, this …
Koi Nobori Sushi
Koi nobori sushi (鯉のぼり寿司) is the simple & fun way to Celebrate Children’s Day at home. Please click this link to see …
Happy Father’s Day
Father’s Day was started in the U.S., but in Japan we celebrate it as well on the same day (please click here …
父の日 – Father’s Day
Just like Mother’s Day, Father’s Day was started in the U.S. In 1910 Sonora Smart Dodd sent white roses to her father …
母の日 – Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day actually started in West Virginia. When the person named Ann Jarvis, who was a social activist during the American Civil …
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 …
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 …
Christmas Dinner
Just as most American people eat turkey on Thanksgiving, many Japanese people eat KFC or some kind of chicken for Christmas dinner. …