Besides the ski resorts, there are many places in Japan where you, your family and friends can skate, sled or just play in the snow.
Winter is a beautiful time to visit Japan. There are many beautiful winter destinations to choose from.
Jan. 13 is “Seijin no Hi (coming of age day)” in Japan. Let’s try these phrases and congratulate our new adults!
Becoming an adult is an important milestone in most cultures, and in Japan it is celebrated on Seijin-no Hi, or Coming-of-Age Day, the second Monday of January (Jan. 13 this year).
New Year’s, or oshogatsu, is one of Japan’s most important and longest holidays. Although oshogatsu originally referred to the whole month of January, most people associate it with the first three days (sanga nichi) of the month.
Unwind in Tokyo’s Bathhouses and Saunas.
A story my mother-in-law tells me, made me reminisce of the musings of Louise Bourgeois, a French American artist losing herself in her hometown. “
While Japan and Korea share many similarities, one of the significant differences is religious beliefs.
Goshuin are large stamps, handwritten by monks, that work as a kind of proof that you have visited a specific temple or shrine. Simple in concept, this document is full of symbolic, religious, and historical meanings.
Japan is home to countless seasonal events throughout the year. Among them, however, New Year holidays, called “Oshogatsu,” are still the most important.
Just like in the States, the holiday season is the most cheerful - and busiest - in Japan.
Ueno District is one of Tokyo’s busiest and has plenty of fun activities to fill an entire day. Here you’ll find Japan’s oldest zoo, more museums than you can visit in one day, a French-style modern park with a lake, Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples, and busy streets with food and merchandise vendors.
Growing up in the 70s and 80s, I had a lot of fun playing with traditional Japanese/Okinawan toys, including kites and spinning tops.
Whenever I visit farmers’ markets and do a little shopping off base, it’s like I’m getting a small taste of home.
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