Setsubun : This is the last day of winter in the traditional calendar.
▶ February 3rd (third) is setsubun, which is also called Bean Throwing Day. This is the last day of win…
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▶ February 3rd (third) is setsubun, which is also called Bean Throwing Day. This is the last day of win…
▶ The New Year holidays is a very special time of the year for the Japanese. Like the Christmas holiday…
▶ Okonomiyaki is the Japanese pancake, and takoyaki are octopus balls. They are served in restaurants a…
▶ Takarazuka’s unique characteristic is that all the artists are young single women. So, male rol…
▶ Manzai is a stand-up comedy performed by a duo. The duo exchanges comical dialogues. This form of com…
▶ Most Japanese people wear western clothes in everyday life, but on special occasions we also wear a t…
▶ Japan has its own art of cut-flower arrangement. It is called kado, meaning “the way of flowers.” Cur…
▶ The Japanese tea ceremony is a ritual of preparing and enjoying tea. In a tea ceremony, the guests go…
▶ The geisha are traditional female entertainers. They perform classical arts like dance and music in s…
▶ There are many dialects in Japan. We can tell where people are from by their dialects. Sometimes it i…
▶ Osaka is the second largest city in Japan. It has a population of about nine million. It became the c…
▶ Kyoto is an old capital of Japan. The Emperor lived in Kyoto until the 19th (nineteenth) century. The…
▶ Buckwheat noodles and white wheat noodles are noodles unique to Japan. They are eaten in daily life. …
▶ Sukiyaki is one of the most popular Japanese hot pots. It is also popular among the non-Japanese. It …
▶ Miso soup is the most common side dish. It goes with lots of Japanese foods. It is made using a soybe…
▶ A popular breakfast in Japan includes natto. Natto is fermented soybeans. It has a particular smell a…
▶ The word sushi in Japanese means a food made of seasoned rice and a topping. The topping is often fis…
▶ Shochu is a Japanese vodka made from rice, barley or rye. Sake is fermented, but shochu is distilled….
▶ Sake is a Japanese rice wine. It has been enjoyed in Japan for a long time. You can drink it hot or c…
▶ Many different bowls and dishes are used for Japanese food. We use flat plates, rice bowls, soup bowl…
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