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In early February every year, the Sapporo Snow Festival is held for one week in the city of Sapporo,

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。

The second Monday in January is Seijin no Hi (Coming-of-Age Day), a special day to celebrate young p

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

In Japan plum blossoms are known as a bloom that announces the coming of spring. 梅は桜より少し早く、毎年2月頃から花

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Although Ginza has numerous sushi restaurants, Ginza Kyubey is one of the most famous.

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

A cat cafe is a place where you can spend time around cats while drinking coffee or tea.

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

The Japanese toilets are famous for their cleanliness, but it seems that foreign visitors are particularly surprised by their numerous functions.

In the 1990s and 2000s, "Idols you can meet" began to appear, mostly around Akihabara.

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

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.

At one time in Japan, people ate nuts, fruit, and berries as snacks. It is said that this gave rise to what we now call confectionery.

Rakugo is an art of humorous storytelling that has been around for 400 years, since the Edo period. It is performed in an entertainment hall known as a "yose".