Travel in Japan

Free Bathroom and internet connections in Japan

How can I find out "free" bathrooms? When you visit to Japan, you may be in trouble to know where you can use bathrooms ...
Japanese Culture

What is “Hina matsuri”?

Do you know "Hina matsuri"? The doll festival on March 3rd is a special day for girls. It's also called "Momo-no Sekku"(...
Japanese Culture

How can I say “hello” in Japanese?

The fact I want you to know first is that nobody Japanese starts with "How are you?" when you meet them in Japan.Ok...so...
Japanese Culture

What is “Japanese Pottery”?

"Japanese Pottery", which is called as “Touji-ki” (陶磁器) or “Yaki-mono” (焼もの) in Japanese, is one of Japanese remarkable ...
Travel in Japan

How can I enjoy “Road trip” in Japan?

If ?you plan to travel to Japan and rent a car there, there are some things you should know about the Road trip in Japan...
Japanese Food

What is “Soba” noodle in Japan?

What is "Soba"? "Soba"(そば, buckwheat noodle) is like a ramen noodle, but it is different from a ramen.It is made from bu...
Japanese Culture

How Japanese spend “Winter Solstice day”?

How Japanese spend the time of Winter Solstice is one of the facts now known well.In the Northern hemisphere, Winter Sol...
Travel in Japan

What is “Shibuya Crossing” (Scramble Crossing)?

Many of you might have heard of "Shibuya Crossing" in Tokyo.This place is often shown in TV program as a kind of Japanes...
Japanese Culture

What is “Origami”?

I believe you have ever seen Origami anywhere, such as Origami Crane.Let's see Origami world (for beginners)! "Orizuru" ...
Japanese Food

What is “Japanese sandwiches”?

Before talking about "Japanese sandwich", you have to know about "Shoku-pan" which is like milk bread loaf. Let's see th...