Bridging Japanese Content and International Curiosity
What are the ways one experiences a foreign culture in the short term? And furthermore, to what extent are you really experiencing that culture? Can the degree to which one experiences a culture even be defined? Is one person’s travel Continue Reading
Not your Average Noodle Soup It’s difficult to begin a discussion on Ramen if you don’t conceive of it in the proper way. Ramen tends to be thought of as one specific dish of the Japanese food roster; a standardized Continue Reading
Mt. Fuji Viewing Spots Living in the cities of Japan, it’s sometimes easy to forget that roughly 80% of the entire landscape is mountainous. This is in fact, one of the reasons Tokyo and the surrounding areas are home to Continue Reading
Winter in Japan: Electric blanket? Try an electric table. Japan is known for its richly unique seasons… radiating heat in the summer, bursting with life in the spring, relaxing with a cool and serene autumn, and then, although beautiful Continue Reading
If you have spent time in any major city in Japan toward the end of summer, you may have seen groups of people chanting hauling around something called a “Mikoshi”. Or you may have just seen something like this in Continue Reading
Each month will be a different topic to take you deep into Japanese life, culture and business. August is Watermelon “Suica”. Watermelon has a formidable place in Summer culture in Japan and you can see Watermelon inspired merchandise, games and Continue Reading