There is a dollmaker shop in Tokyo’s Naka Okachimachi neighborhood specializing in dolls that serve as charms for the good health of young boys and...
Except for the uninitiated, most everyone in Japan will know that daruma is normally a papier maché good luck doll, often about the size of...
Dried fruit. What could possibly be so special about it? It helps to know that before the Portuguese introduced sugar to the Japanese in...
In Europe, few people would be ignorant of the name of Doraemon, the manga character brought to life by the creativity of Fujiko Fujio. ...
Yoyasuyu, a public bathhouse in the Chuo ward of Kumamoto, has been temporarily decorated with illustrations of Kumamon, the adorable black bear with red cheeks...
Like a giant tree gradually stretching out its roots, Tokyo has been expanding by reclaiming land from the sea. Since the beginning of the...
After the enthronement of Emperor Naruhito took place October 22 with its pomp and circumstance, and with related activities lined up in the coming days...
The city of Kawaguchi in Saitama Prefecture held a ceremony on October 6 to honor the return of the Olympic Cauldron, which was originally produced there...
Photo: A manhole cover with an image of Hiyoko-chan (Image provided by Ikeda City in Osaka) In the city of Ikeda in Osaka, known as...
In early November, one of the most important ceremonies of the new era is set to take place. The Emperor Naruhito will visit Ise...
“The train does not run through a real tunnel, but it will take you through a ‘green’ one” “When the air-conditioner is turned on and...
You might have heard of ohanami, the wonderfully decadent practice of admiring cherry blossoms in the spring. But have you heard of otsukimi? Japan, in...
