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 …
飴細工 – Candy Art
This video is about a candy craftsman, Shinri Tezuka, who owns a traditional style candy shop, Ameshin, in Asakusa, Tokyo. Unlike most …
令和 – Reiwa Era
The Chief Cabinet Secretary just announced the name of new era. It will be Reiwa (令和: pronounce “ray-wa”). It means auspicious and …
平成 – Heisei Era
In Japan besides the Western Calendar (西暦) we often use Japanese imperial year (和暦). Currently the imperial year is Heisei (平成) 31 …
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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 …