Have you heard of Nambu Ironware? Nambu Ironware, also know as Nambu Tekki, is one of the traditional crafts of Japan. It’s getting popular worldwide. What’s Nambu Ironware Nambu Ironware, […]
Japanese-made products make for great presents as artisans put their knowledge of time-honoured craftsmanship traditions to good use. Let’s learn about how 3 everyday products are made! 1) Chops […]
Everyone knows that you can buy things for a steal in Daiso as all items are sold for 100 yen. But what happens when you can’t find a Daiso store? Fret not, for you can shop at these 3 other sho […]
Do you have a family crest? There are various motifs in Japan. It played an important role in civil war. Let’s know about it. Japanese Family Crest -Kamon- Every single Japanese has a family cre […]
Seiza 正座 means literally proper sitting. Japanese people do seiza 正座 when they sitting in Japanese-style room. It is not say that you must follow all of etiquettes but you impress Japanese if you know […]
Are you coming to Japan? If say so, there are some unspoken rules you should know before. They might surprise you, disgust you, or make you become curious about Japan. Anyway, there is no loss in you […]
It’s fun to know slang in other languages, especially bad words. Japanese doesn’t have many of these, but there are a few. Most of them are used by young people. You might hear these words […]
For the Japanese,it’s just so usual things that they don’t really notice unless someone tell them. However, looking objectively, there are many interesting things that the Japanese culture […]
In Japanese culture, there are many remarkable ideas that people naturally have as they grow up. They are not always good, but very interesting and helpful to understand Japanese people. #1 Discipline […]
In Japan, there are many iconic and cute characters in anime and manga. But even before anime and manga are invented, Japanese people were already creative in that field. #1 Daruma Daruma is kind of c […]