Learning Culture

One of the classic activities for autumn in Japan is otsukimi (moon viewing).

Compared to cherry blossom viewing in spring, observing autumn leaves is referred to as momijigari "hunting for autumn leaves".

November 23rd is a public holiday in Japan called "Labor Thanksgiving Day".

There is an event in Ota Ward, Tokyo, called "Shicchy's Charity Fair," which occurs twice a year in June and November, each spanning three days.

Nakano Broadway in Tokyo's Nakano Ward is known as an "otaku building" or "subculture haven"

Shodo means the traditional Japanese art of calligraphy, in which kanji and kana letters are written using a brush and ink.

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

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

It is said that donburimono—rice served in a dish with its side dish placed on top—was created in the Edo period and originated with unadon, rice topped with eel.

Natto is a traditional Japanese food made from fermented soybeans.

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.

Tsukudani is a dish that boils foods like seafood, seaweed, or vegetables in a salty-sweet seasoning made from ingredients such as sugar, soy sauce, and mirin.

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.

Takoyaki is a specialty of Osaka that is just as famous as okonomiyaki.

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.

Ryoanji Temple, Tenryuji Temple, and Saihoji Temple are Zen temples in the area called Rakusai in Ky

Hiraizumi in Iwate Prefecture was the political, economic, and cultural center of the Tohoku region

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