Culture
Traditional Nebuta Lanterns Suspended Over Water Look Like a Ghostly Apparition
One of Japan’s most visually arresting festivals, Nebuta (or Neputa) Matsuri takes place in Aomori prefecture in Augus
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Sitting in Heian Shrine Garden After More Than 50 Years, and Other Reflections on Japan
Barry Barankin In the summer of 2015, I joined two colleagues and 22 students on a two-week […]
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Experience Japan Within Tokyo’s Limits
Taylor Bond For those based in Tokyo, travel expenses can be a make-or-break factor when considering whether [&hel
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In Niigata, A Quest for Unique Islands and Local Food
Luca Vogel Due to its curved geographical shape and chains of mountains separating its regions, Japan is, [&hellip
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A Tale of the Changing Culture of Ramen
When I was 15, a friend went to a Comic Conference in Italy. The next day he approached me […]
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Discovering Japan, Learning the Value of Community
In March 2018, I joined an Upper School global travel trip to Japan with 16 high school students and […]
Travel
U.S. Girl Says Konnichiwa from Kyoto
For 10 days in February, I was among 16 students who traversed the globe along with Ms. Land, Ms. […]
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My Life As A Foreign Woman in Japan
Tampons came packaged in totally opaque, black plastic bags, which the attendants at the register put in your hands [&
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Don’t be Fooled by Their Strange Looks, There is More to Yokai Than You Think!
Above: woodblock print (ukiyo-e) of a yokai called Gashadokuro (餓者髑髏) or starving skeleton by Utagawa Kuniyoshi. If
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400 Years Later, Kabuki Theater Keeps Its Appeal
Artist: Toyohara Kunichika. Ichikawa Danjūrō IX as Kamakura Gongorō Kagemasa in Shibaraku, performed in November, 1895.