Japanese Culture

Bon Festival (Obon)   Bon Festival or Obon is celebrated on August 13 (d...

100 Yen Shop   Starting a new life in a foreign country can be difficult...

Natto (Japanese Fermented Soybeans)   Did you know that there is a food ...

Miso Soup   Miso soup goes best with rice and is one of the indispensabl...

 How to Eat Noodles   Here in Japan, slurping when eating noodles is ent...

Setsubun   Setsubun is done on February 3 and is celebrated with the pur...

New Year Food (Osechi)   During New Year in Japan, people usually make o...

New Year’s Soba Noodles (Toshikoshi Soba)   It has been a custom f...