Japanese Culture

The Shirakami Mountain Range is spread across Aomori and Akita Prefectures and spans over 1,000 mete

Yakushima is an island that floats in the sea off the southernmost tip of the mainland of Kyushu, ar

There was a kingdom known as Ryukyu that existed on the Nansei Islands, part of present day Okinawa

Gion, located in Kyoto's Higashiyama, serves as Kyoto's bustling downtown area.

A traditional way to celebrate children's growth and pray for their good health is shichi-go-san, which typically occurs on November 15th.

The Yoshida Fire Festival, held in Yamanashi Prefecture's Fujiyoshida City on August 26th and 27th every year, is an autumn festival that marks the end of the Mt. Fuji climbing season.

It is said that the Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri began in the Edo period as a festival for praying for a good harvest.

Made from soybeans, tofu is a type of healthy food that has been eaten as shojin ryori (Buddhist vegetarian cuisine) for a great many years. Even now it is a very common food in Japan.

In Japan, "croquette" refers to a food that is made by mixing boiled and crushed potatoes with minced meat, covering it in bread crumbs, and frying it until the outside is crispy.

In Japan, it is customary to eat eel to prevent summer exhaustion due to its high nutritional value.

Omurice is one of the most well-known "Western foods" born in Japan between the Meiji and Taisho periods.

In the 1960s, chicken became a common food in Japan.

Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture developed as one of Japan's port towns after the ports were opened i

Tomioka Silk Mill in Gunma Prefecture was Japan's first large-scale machine-made silk factory that w

Hokkaido is Japan’s northernmost and largest prefecture. 北海道は日本最北、最大の都道府県です。広さは日本一ですが、人口密度の低さも日本一。そ

Buddhist Monuments in the Horyuji Area make up a World Heritage Site consisting of the 47 buildings

Ise Jingu is affectionately known as "O-Ise-san". Its formal name is "Jingu". 「お伊勢さん」の名で人々から親しまれている

In Kyoto, everyday side dishes made from on-hand ingredients are called "obanzai".

In Japan, curry with rice is a national food almost on the same level as ramen noodles.

This teppanyaki style of cooking involves cooking meat, vegetables, seafoods, and the like on top of an iron hot plate called a "teppan".