Somen Noodles are a perfect summer dish, and as the peak season quietly passes on, manufacturers in Nara are praying for the coming season.
The tiny island is full of surprising treasures and traditions in the midst of an azure blue sea. And it boasts national status as a Significant...
Many of Japan’s traditions and ideas are unfamiliar to those outside of Japan. Therefore, JAPAN Forward and Jinja Honcho have collaborated to bring readers an explanation...
The enthronement ceremony, or Sokuirei-Seiden-no-Gi, for Japan’s Emperor Naruhito took place in Tokyo on October 22, leading up the climax of the rites of ascension to...
Imagine around 500 people, all wearing imperial kimonos from the Heian period, parading down the streets of Kyoto. In the first such ceremony of...