The pub — short for “public house” — has long been established as part of daily life in Britain. Not only a place to...
Progress was slow, but no one seemed to mind. This was a festival, and people were in a good mood. As the purple-robed Shinto...
What is a mikoshi and what is Mayumi Mikoshi? A mikoshi (or omikoshi) is a “portable shrine parade” where a small palanquin shrine is...
Ukiyo-e has a very specific kind of aura to it. Because of its long history and beauty, it is often seen as something inaccessible. ...
Robert Frost, though far from being as well-known in Japan as in the United States, is widely remembered as someone who wrote the poem that...
For most scholars, the job description involves toiling away in obscurity. But that doesn’t mean that nobody notices the work they do. In November...
The powerful voices of the victims of North Korea’s four decades of human rights abuses rang clearly in Iino Hall in Kasumigaseki, Tokyo, on Saturday,...
Kitcho, a restaurant representing the pinnacle of Japanese kaiseki cuisine, is a name familiar to any Japanese food connoisseur. Teiichi Yuki, the restaurant’s founder,...
Tokyo’s Kanda Shrine or Kanda Myoujin, as it is lovingly known by most people who live in Japan, has a 1,300-year history going back...
Festival Organizing Committee Chair, Mr Hajime Matsumoto The Japan Fisherman’s Festival 2018 — its fourth this year — will take place from...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced bilateral relations with China are “shifting from competition to collaboration” during his recent talks with Chinese President Xi...
Rice balls (onigiri in Japanese) might not be as flashy as trolley track sushi or a steaming bowl of ramen. Unlike light fluffy...