Japanese Culture

Maid cafés are cafés in which the waitresses dress in maid uniforms and treat the customers as if they were their "masters".

Japanese electrical appliances are world-famous for working well, having lots of functions, and being low-cost.

Food samples are the plastic models of food that you see in glass cases outside restaurants.

Completed in 2012 at a height of 634 meters, Tokyo Skytree is the tallest building in Japan.

Since ramen noodles came to Japan from China in the Meiji period, the Japanese have changed them very much.

Chawanmushi is a dish made by mixing various ingredients along with a beaten egg and dashi stock in a small bowl.

Rice has been an important part of the lives of Japanese people since ancient times.

The fundamental components of Japanese meals are rice, soup, and side dishes, with the soup providing both water and salt.

As well as okonomiyaki and takoyaki, there is another type of well-known "flour-based food" called monjayaki.

Tsukemono is a kind of food, mostly vegetables, that has been pickled in salt, rice bran, miso, or something else.

Sweet foods, such as Japanese and Western confectionaries, are known as kanmi (sweets).

Among the many types of egg cuisines, tamagoyaki is said to be one of Japan's unique household dishes. It is also known as atsuyaki tamago.

The Nebuta Matsuri in Aomori Prefecture is one of the summer festivals that represents Japan's Tohoku region.

In the summer of 2020, both the Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held in Tokyo.

When Japan moves into summer, festivals are held all over the country.

Among the Bon Odori performed in various parts of Japan in summer, one of the most famous is the Awa

Mando-e, the Buddhist Lantern Festival is a traditional summertime event in Japan. It is usually hel

Along with the Gion Matsuri, one of the events representing the summer in Kyoto is Gozan Okuribi (th

The Gion Matsuri, held over one month in July every year in Kyoto, is one of the three biggest festi

Sashimi is raw seafood served in thin slices. It is also called otsukuri.