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2024-07-22
Fireworks in Japan
Japanese Culture
Ready for the fireworks season?? Fireworks displays and festivals have been a summer tradition in Japan for a long time. It started to mourn the de...
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2024-07-09
Climbing the Mt. Fuji
Things to do in Japan?
Japan has a unique culture, and after the COVID-19, the number of foreign visitors is getting larger and larger. What do people like to do in Ja...
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2024-06-17
Monthly Feature Story - June 2024 - Summer Solstice
Cultural Tips - Summer Solstice
The summer solstice is the longest day and the shortest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. The summer solstice in 2024 falls on June ...
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2024-06-11
The story about Japanese Crepe Culture
Japanese Food
Crepes first arrived in Japan in 1937 as a French dessert, and through time, it formed a unique culture. Japanese crepes, unlike French crepes,...
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2024-05-10
Kashiwa-mochi
Japanese Food
Kashiwa-mochi is a steamed rice cake with sweet bean paste filling, wrapped in an oak leaf. It is customary to eat it on Children's Day, May 5...
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2024-04-23
What is Yakitori??
Cultural Tips
Yakitori is a Japanese food that means “grilled chicken.” It is referred to as a food which is small bite-size meat on a stick. The price is 100 to...
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2024-03-27
How to use the Keikyu Bus
Living in Yokosuka
It's difficult to use a bus in unfamiliar places, isn't it? But with these simple instructions, using a bus in Yokosuka will be a lot eas...
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2024-03-12
Proper Japanese Eating Etiquette [Itadaki-masu, Gochisosama]
Cultural Tips
Before meals in Japan, people say “Itadaki-masu”. Some English guidebooks may say that it means, “I will eat now!”, “Dig in!” or “Let’s eat!”, but ...
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2024-02-22
Monthly Feature Story-February-Coin-operated parking lots
Cultural Tips-Coin-operated parking lots Coin-operated parking lots in Japan are typically located outdoors and are accessible to anyone at any ti...
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2024-01-24
How to Order at a Ramen Restaurant
Cultural Tips
Ramen restaurants in Japan often have a unique way of ordering. If you don’t see any cash counter and you see a ticket machine near the entrance, t...
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2023-12-22
Monthly Feature Story - December 2023 - Otoshi
Cultural Tips - Otoshi
At most Japanese style izakaya bars, a small side dish known as "otoshi" is served as soon as you order alcoholic drinks. The most com...
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2023-11-06
Monthly Feature Story - November 2023 - Taiyaki
Japanese food - Taiyaki
Taiyaki are fish-shaped baked cakes, which are very much like waffles. The traditional filling is a smooth or chunky sweet red bean paste. However,...