Japanese Culture Media
Japanese sweets reflect the four seasons. The great taste of each season is heightened inside these small sweets. August is the height of summer! Here we want to introduce the refreshing Japanese summ […]
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, […]
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 […]
Japanese people are so thin, although they eat rice and noodles. It is also known that Japan has the highest life expectancy in the world. The oldest man and woman in the world are Japanese. Let’ […]
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 […]
Do you have some lucky charms at your home? There are different symbols and meaning for each lucky charm in Japan. Most of these beliefs are inherited from Buddhism, Hinduism, and Chinese religions. S […]
