Recommendation of Japanese Unique Products and Culture
Product Introduction through My Daily Life in Japan
The summer season is approaching day by day in Japan.Now here in Niigata Prefecture, the temperature is going up to 27 degrees Celsius. When it comes to Japanese summer traditions, fireworks displays are the essential...
A few days ago, I posted an article about Kashiwa Mochi, which is a traditional Japanese sweet that is prepared for the Boys’ Festival held on May 5 in Japan. The Boys’ Festival is...
As you may know, Mochi (餅) is a traditional Japanese food that is known as Japanese rice cakes. The sticky plain food is commonly used as a main ingredient for traditional Japanese sweets. In...
Just as many people in the English-speaking world dislike 13 and 666 as unlucky numbers, there are also such bad luck numbers that many of us Japanese don’t like, As typical examples, 4, 9...
There are a lot of people who like Japanese hot springs, or Onsen. But have you ever heard of manners that must be kept when taking Onsen bath? The Japanese manner you should know...
Have you ever heard of a traditional Japanese course dinner called ‘Kaiseki Ryori’? Actually, there are 2 types of Kaiseki Ryori in Japan, ‘懐石料理’ and ‘会席料理’.Both of them have the same reading in Japanese,...
A traditional Japanese festival for girls is just around the corner. The Japanese festival,which is annually held on March 3,is named Hinamatsuri (ひな祭り).We Japanese also call the festival ‘Momo no Sekku (桃の節句)’ that literally means...
Several days ago,I wrote an article about The 3 Best Parks for Cherry Blossom Night Viewing in Japan. As I wrote in the past article,if you go to Hanami festivals,or cherry blossom viewing festivals,in...
