???????The Anjo City Tanabata Festival took place from August 4-6 in Anjo, Aichi Prefecture. Joel Hadley Jr was in attendance for what was the 6 ...
Hi Bumblebeemum, I read your blog and it was very helpful for us to plan our itinerary. We (4 adults) are going to Hokkaido in May for 10 days self dr ...
?????In the Land of the Robot, Androids Are on the March ...
After visiting the Dobuita street we walked to the seaside. The water was clear and sarushima could be seen in the horizon ?? (?:monkey, ?:island)â� ...
???Keage is a station on the Tozai Line of the Kyoto subway one stop east of Higashiyama Station and one stop west of Misasagi Station.Keage Station i ...
The Shinkansen network of high-speed bullet trains in Japan has a great safety record, thanks in large part to Doctor Yellow, the Shinkansen test trai ...
Let\'s face it: product manuals, while incredibly useful, are not compelling reading, no matter how invested we are in the product itself. And let\'s ...
Hyakunin Isshu, Poem 11wata no harayaso shima kaketekogi-idenu tohito ni wa tsugeyoama no tsuribune???????????????????????????That I have rowed outove ...
6 best Japanese sauces that go well with everything! From the citrusy ponzu to all-purpose miso, each of them is going to make your dishes more delic ...
?????Seeking Solitude in Japan?s Mountain MonasteriesNew York TimesDentsu\'s overtime fine puts spotlight on Japan\'s work culture BBCLDP eyes solid v ...
This is a very simple grilled chicken recipe. I often put it in my lunch box. It is also good for larger pieces of chicken on the BBQ! Yie ...
Kimono sleeves, or tamoto, meaning “by the side ofâ€, were the pockets in traditional Japan that allowed wearers to stash all manner of sm ...
The large city of Tokyo is divided into a number of special wards or municipalities. Tokyo?s Shibuya ward is home to the neighborhood of Ebisu, which ...
Over the last 14 years I’ve visited the zen garden Ryoanji (???) several times. I love that every time I visit this beautiful dry garden (kares ...
Bean sprouts are called moyashi in Japanese. It takes less than 10 min to prepare this recipe, so it is great when you need a quick side dish! Yi ...
????Baien no Sato is an onsen resort in the remote Kunisaki Peninsula of northern Oita, located on a mountain ridge in the southern part of the penins ...
Hyakunin Isshu, Poem 25na ni shi owabaOsakayama nosanekazurahito ni shiraredekuru yoshi mo gana ????????????????????????????If its name is true,"come ...
This is a simple and delicious Japanese desert. Japanese sweet potatoes are called “satsumaimoâ€. They are very sweet and soft. Sats ...
by Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture (JPIC), 2017ISBN: 978-4-916055-80-4Hardback, 196 ppThis book is an example of the growing trend of ...
This is where one begins. On this mountaintop, at the holiest spot of this sprawling complex of temples, in the shadow of these towering cedars, one ...
??Tobacco entered Japan in the Momoyama Period (1568-1600) through the Portuguese.Tobacco was smoked using a bamboo pipe with a fine metal fitting on ...
Say the word "Beppu" to any Japanese person, and they will probably conjure up images of bubbling "hell" hot springs, steam billowing from sidewalks ...
Guest post by John Blagys (Hakuba.com) Japan is a powder paradise and while the resorts in Hokkaido may have caught the world?s eye, you don?t have to ...
