Language Culture

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

Zazen is a practice found in Zen, one kind of Buddhism.

The Ninjas that often appear in Japanese period dramas were undercover fighters who were active from the Sengoku period to the Edo period.

At first, castles were defensive bases, but later shoguns and samurai started living in them.

When sumo wrestling first became popular in Japan 1500 years ago, it was a ritual used to predict the outcome of crop harvests.

There are no specific rules for enjoying Japanese gardens.

Kimonos are Japan's traditional national dress.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Introducción a la cultura japonesa

Einführung in die japanische Kultur

La cultura tradizionale che non muta mai e quella pop in continua evoluzione.