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Hatsumode in Nagoya – Shrines to Visit for New Years
Dec 27, 2023 By First Admin
Oshogatsu, or New Year, is the most important holiday in Japan. Businesses shut down from January 1 to January 3,...[ Click to read more ]
Gujo Hachiman Bon Dancing Festival in Gifu
Jul 11, 2018 By First Admin
For four magical nights each August, at Gujo Hachiman in Gifu, dancers revelers line the streets until dawn breaks over the...[ Click to read more ]
Earthquake Preparedness in Japan
Jun 14, 2018 By First Admin
Japan is among the world's most seismically active countries, which means that earthquakes are a relatively common occurrence. Small tremors...[ Click to read more ]
Measuring Room Sizes in Japan
Jun 10, 2018 By First Admin
Some of us have been brought up on feet and inches, while some know only meters, centimeters and millimeters. If...[ Click to read more ]
Milk, Milk, Milk – Buying Milk in Japan
Dec 07, 2016 By First Admin
Of course finding what you like is a matter of buy and try, but there are a few words that...[ Click to read more ]
Nabe – Japan’s Hot Pot Cooking
Dec 10, 2015 By First Admin
There is nothing easier or more delicious in winter than a big clay pot brimming with natural ingredients. Nabe, or...[ Click to read more ]
Pottery Classes in Seto, Gifu at Studio Kasen
Jan 03, 2015 By First Admin
Hiorshige Kato is a fourteenth generation pottery master - his family were one of only four families to be protected...[ Click to read more ]
Lost Items in Japan and Shareikin Rewards
Dec 16, 2014 By First Admin
In Japan there is a very old system of "lost and found", based on a 1300-year-old system preceding Japan's urbanization...[ Click to read more ]
Tebasaki – Famous Nagoya Meibutsu
Aug 05, 2014 By First Admin
Famous foods for any given area in Japan are called meibutsu. Osaka meibutsu is okonomiyaki (as is Hiroshima's meibutsu, but they...[ Click to read more ]
Personal Name Stamps – Inkan / Hanko
Feb 24, 2014 By First Admin
Whether or not you have lived in Japan long term or short term, or perhaps even just visited briefly, you...[ Click to read more ]
