Japanese Culture

The first Tokyu Hands store opened in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1976.

In Japan, there are public baths that are open for anyone to use called sento.

Capsule hotels are a type of cheap and simple accommodation that offers guests a small capsule in wh

Completed in 1958, Tokyo Tower is a multi-purpose broadcasting tower.

The Robot Restaurant opened in Kabukicho, Shinjuku in 2012. ロボットレストランは、新宿の歌舞伎町に2012年にオープンしたレストランです。

They say that there are about five million vending machines in Japan.

An estimated 500,000 people will cross the intersection each day in Shibuya.

As the name suggests, "manga kissa" are cafes stocked with lots of manga.

Don Quijote is probably the world’s only discount store that sells both Louis Vuitton bags and sex toys.

Kaiten-zushi is the term used for sushi on small plates that goes round on a conveyor belt.

100 yen shops are shops in which all the products, such as foodstuffs and daily goods, are 100 yen.

One of the most representative types of fast food restaurants in Japan is the standing soba restaurant.

The seven days around the equinoxes are called ohigan. 春分の日、または秋分の日を中心とした前後7日間を、お彼岸といいます。

From mid-March to mid-May, people all over Japan go to see cherry blossoms in bloom. 日本では3月中旬から5月中旬

Karaoke is one of the most well-known national pastimes of Japan.

Osechiryori is the food that everyone eats during oshogatsu in Japan. 日本でのお正月に欠かせない料理が、おせち料理です。

Hatsumode is a Japanese New Year's custom. 初詣とは、年の始まりに神社やお寺に行き、神や仏に感謝するとともに新年の誓いを立てる日本の風習です。
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Namahage is a folk custom. You can find it on the Oga Peninsula in Akita Prefecture. なまはげとは民俗行事で、秋田

Oshogatsu is the time of the year when most people in Japan are able to take time off and relax. 日本

Every February 3rd in Japan is setsubun, and there are setsubun events all over the country. 日本では毎年