Nara is a city in Western Japan, near Osaka and Kyoto. It’s known as the first permanent capital of Japan but even more than that, it’s famous…
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It has been raining continuously for days in Southern Japan. This has caused flooding and landslides, and lead to serious damage especially in Fukuoka and Oita prefectures…
100 yen shops are one of the most popular sightseeing spots in Japan. They offer pretty much anything you could imagine and they will make pretty much…
While Japanese people have a reputation as the most polite people in the world, they have their own share of slang words which are often not very…
One topic has been in top of the news lines constantly these days. That topic is North Korea. Japan has been in a panic for a few…
It’s going to be one of the most awaited weeks of the year here in Japan next week: a special holiday week called Golden Week (ゴルデンウィーク). Sounds…
There are many rules in Japan. Some of them are written everywhere or spoken out loud in announcements but some of them just are there – everyone…
It’s April now and in Japan, that marks a start of the new fiscal year and also a start of the new school year. New employees also…
If you’re traveling to Japan the first time, you might be worried about how you will cope with the train system. If you are coming to a…
Today I’m going to introduce you to a restaurant I lined up for 2 hours when I first visited it. This restaurant is a chain called Eggs…
Japanese people eat sushi everyday, only wear kimonos and the only forms of entertainment they have are anime and manga which every single Japanese person love. Okay,…
White Day, that perfect day for all Japanese ladies who bothered to give away chocolate on Valentine’s day. As a following post for my earlier post about…