Japanese Culture

Introducing popular Japanese dishes such as "YAKI-TORI"(means 'grilled chicken') and "SUSHI", as well as "IZAKAYA" menus.

In 1980 Cathy N. Davidson traveled to Japan to teach English at a leading all-women’s university. It was the first of many journeys and the beginning of a deep and abiding fascination. In this extraordinary book, Davidson depicts a series of intimate moments and small epiphanies that together make up a panoramic view of Japan.

In the 1960s, chicken became a common food in Japan.

An ingredient that is always used in making dishes like clear soup, broths for soba and udon, and in cooking vegetables and fish is dashi.

Kappabashi Dogugai is a wholesale district located between Asakusa and Ueno that mainly sells cooking utensils.

Although Ginza has numerous sushi restaurants, Ginza Kyubey is one of the most famous.

A cat cafe is a place where you can spend time around cats while drinking coffee or tea.

They say that there are about five million vending machines in Japan.

An estimated 500,000 people will cross the intersection each day in Shibuya.

100 yen shops are shops in which all the products, such as foodstuffs and daily goods, are 100 yen.

Completed in 2012 at a height of 634 meters, Tokyo Skytree is the tallest building in Japan.

Maid cafés are cafés in which the waitresses dress in maid uniforms and treat the customers as if they were their "masters".

When Tessa and her sisters are told they will be staying at their grandparents in Japan, Tessa is thrilled. But her hopes are dashed when she realizes that life in Japan is just like being in California: her sisters are old enough to go into Tokyo, while her grandparents want her to stay home with the neighbor kid, Jin. When Tessa is finally allowed to go to Tokyo, it’s only to join her grandpa’s retiree aerobic class with none other than Jin. Their forced hang out comes crashing to a halt when Tessa and Jin break the Miyata family’s heirloom—releasing the malicious samurai god Taira Masakado.

The Nebuta Matsuri in Aomori Prefecture is one of the summer festivals that represents Japan's Tohoku region.

One of the classic activities for autumn in Japan is otsukimi (moon viewing).

November 23rd is a public holiday in Japan called "Labor Thanksgiving Day".

Compared to cherry blossom viewing in spring, observing autumn leaves is referred to as momijigari "hunting for autumn leaves".

The festival that brightens up autumn in Takayama City in Gifu Prefecture is the Takayama Festival, which happens every 9th and 10th of October.

There is an event in Ota Ward, Tokyo, called "Shicchy's Charity Fair," which occurs twice a year in June and November, each spanning three days.

Known as "Japan's kitchen," Tsukiji Market is split into the inner market and the outer market.