雪国 – Snow Country
Snow Country (雪国) is a very well-known novel by Yasunari Kawabata (川端康成) who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1968. Probably …
節分 – Setsubun
Setsubun is the day before a new season starts. According to the Japanese calendar setsubun for Spring 2017 is the February 3rd. …
地獄谷のサル – Monkeys in Onsen
There is a park in Nagano Prefecture, Japan where you can watch Japanese monkeys taking a bath. This is one specific type …
温泉 – Onsen
Onsen or hot springs in Japan are natural spring that wells up from the underground or man-made bath that uses natural spring …
2016 Anime Top 5
This year is almost over. So I’d like to share with you some popular anime released in 2016. According to the Japanese …
しめ飾り – Shimekazari
Shimekazari is a decorated shimenawa. Today many households just put up shimekazari like any other new year’s decoration; but traditionally its purpose was to attract …
Shell-less Hatching
A Japanese high school teacher, Yutaka Tahara figured out how to hatch a chicken in plastic wrap without a shell. In high …
KFC Christmas Dinner
It’s almost that time again… it’s almost time for… KFC!!! lol I mention this every Christmas season, so you may be tired …
クリスマスの和菓子 – Christmas Wagashi
Wagashi or traditional Japanese sweets with non-traditional theme, Christmas. ? Lovely ?
しめ縄 – Shimenawa
A shimenawa is a rope that people display in shrines and households. The purpose of a shimenawa is to attract the notice of Shinto gods, …