Japanese Culture

November 23rd is a public holiday in Japan called "Labor Thanksgiving Day".

There is an event in Ota Ward, Tokyo, called "Shicchy's Charity Fair," which occurs twice a year in June and November, each spanning three days.

Kappabashi Dogugai is a wholesale district located between Asakusa and Ueno that mainly sells cooking utensils.

Known as "Japan's kitchen," Tsukiji Market is split into the inner market and the outer market.

The event known as "obon" is like a memorial service for ancestors and people who have passed away.

In Japan, they say that the stars "Orihime" (Vega) and "Hikoboshi" (Altair), which face each other a

Suwa Taisha Shrine in the Suwa district of Nagano Prefecture is one of the oldest shrines in Japan.

The driving force behind the popularization of drug stores in Japan was "Matsumotokiyoshi".

In Japanese, wearing Japanese clothing is referred to as waso, and the accessories needed to put them on are called waso komono.

Buddha statues are objects worshipped in Buddhism.

The ukiyo-e that were developed in the Edo period were the advertising posters, postcards, and book illustrations of their time.

Purikura are photo booths in places like arcades where users can create stickers from photographs th

The gourmet floor tends to be underground, and is known as a "depachika". It is almost always the m

Founded in 1904, Itoya is a long-established stationery shop and a landmark in Ginza.

Japan is a volcanic country, and so it has a lot of hot springs.

Ameyoko is the name of a popular shopping street. It's about 400 meters long from JR Ueno Station to Okachimachi Station.

Love hotels ("rabuho") are mainly hotels used by couples to be intimate.

There are now around 55,000 convenience stores throughout Japan.

There are 20 world heritage sites in Japan as of November 2019.

2018年12月10日に、インターネット商用化25周年&ダグラス・ エンゲルバートのThe Demo 50周年を記念して開催された、「IT25・ 50」シンポジウムの志を受け継ぎ、新しい時代のインターネットをあるべき姿を探求しその胎動の一助となることを願い、IT-Day2019を企画されました。