Learning Culture

May fifth is "Children's Day," a national holiday in Japan. It is sometimes called the "Boy's Festiv

Hakata Dontaku is a festival celebrated by the citizens of Fukuoka City in Fukuoka Prefecture.

Sukiyaki is a dish made from beef, tofu, spring onions, and other vegetables simmered in a sweet and salty sauce made with sugar and soy sauce as a base.

Sashimi is raw seafood served in thin slices. It is also called otsukuri.

Today, though, there are a lot of stylish yakitori places that are like café bars, and it is not unusual for women to dine alone, or for couples to come on dates.

Like udon, soba noodles, made from buckwheat flour, are the typical Japanese noodles.

Yakiniku is a type of Japanese barbecue. In the US(United States), this type of cooking is sometimes called "Korean barbecue".

Dumplings can be fried, steamed, or boiled, but in Japan fried dumplings are the most common.

Oden is a dish made by simmering daikon, chikuwa, konnyaku, and a variety of other ingredients in a pot with soup.

Basic tempura is fish, shellfish and vegetables fried in a batter made from eggs, water, and flour.

Nanakusa-gayu is rice porridge made with the "seven herbs of spring". 七草がゆとは、毎年1月7日の朝に「春の七草」を入れたおかゆ

The second Monday in January is Seijin no Hi (Coming-of-Age Day), a special day to celebrate young p

In early February every year, the Sapporo Snow Festival is held for one week in the city of Sapporo,

In Japan plum blossoms are known as a bloom that announces the coming of spring. 梅は桜より少し早く、毎年2月頃から花

Food samples are the plastic models of food that you see in glass cases outside restaurants.

Since ramen noodles came to Japan from China in the Meiji period, the Japanese have changed them very much.

There are 20 world heritage sites in Japan as of November 2019.

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

There are many events and festivals throughout Japan all over the year. It is introducing its charm and history.

Herbal tea is made from infusing herbs and spices in hot water and is usually not caffeinated. These drinks are different from other teas, like black, green, white, oolong, and yellow, which use cured leaves from the tea plant, Camellia sinensis. In this book you'll learn what teas are best to add herbs and spices to and how to create a good herbal tea depending on your mood and energy levels. This is a rough guide to mixing and choosing what to add to tea using what can be found in your own backyard.