New Year’s is Japan’s biggest and longest holiday. People take Dec. 29 to Jan. 3 off from work to celebrate the first three days of the year praying at temples and shrines for the coming year.
Nabe is the perfect dish to do at home with your family. It is a quick and easy one-pot hot meal and it's fun. A wide range of ingredients can be used in nabe.
There is something very comforting about sitting around a bubbling hot pot with friends and family. Often rich with a variety of vegetables, hot pots are also very nourishing.
During the holiday season in Japan, you will see KFCs filled on Christmas Day, while on New Year’s Eve, you will hear bells from temples heralding the arrival of the new year.
It's getting colder out, so it’s a great time to enjoy the onsen hot springs around Japan! I visited Kusatsu Town in Gunma Prefecture, known as one of the best hot spring resorts in the country.
A cold front made its way through mainland of Japan over the past 24 hours, leaving some snow on the Kanto Plain in such as Miura and Chiba Peninsulas. In Yokosuka City, there snow falling early Friday morning.
Every winter, light displays, or “illuminations,” go up in many public parks and shopping centers around Japan. Thousands make the annual visit to many of these locations for nice holiday photos and a taste of the season.
