Japanese Culture

Mt. Fuji is 3,776 meters high, and is Japan's highest mountain. 日本で最も高い標高3776ｍの富士山は、約10万年前に噴火活動を始めて

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

The Gion Matsuri, held over one month in July every year in Kyoto, is one of the three biggest festi

Along with the Gion Matsuri, one of the events representing the summer in Kyoto is Gozan Okuribi (th

In Japan, they say that the stars "Orihime" (Vega) and "Hikoboshi" (Altair), which face each other a

The first Tokyu Hands store opened in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1976.

When hydrangeas come into bloom, festivals are held at "Ajisaidera" (hydrangea temple) and all aroun

Nagashi-bina is a tradition of floating paper dolls downriver to pray for the health of young childr

The Aoi Matsuri (Hollyhock Festival) held every year on May 15th is one of the three major festivals

From mid-March to mid-May, people all over Japan go to see cherry blossoms in bloom. 日本では3月中旬から5月中旬

Kaiten-zushi is the term used for sushi on small plates that goes round on a conveyor belt.

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

In addition to sashimi and sushi, there are various ways of eating and preparing fish, such as grilling, boiling, salting, fermenting, drying, smoking, and pulping into a paste.

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

The Golden Gai area in Tokyo's Kabukicho, in Shinjuku Ward, is home to many restaurants and bars. ゴ

The Genbaku Dome is an atomic-bomb-damaged building in the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima City.

Nikko had long been a sacred place for mountain worship but after Toshogu Shrine was built,

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

Between 1942 and 1945, the U.S. government wrongfully imprisoned thousands of Japanese American citizens and profited from their labor. Japanese American Incarceration recasts the forced removal and incarceration of approximately 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II as a history of prison labor and exploitation.

A stunning new English translation—the first in more than forty years—of a major novel by the father of modern Japanese fiction Natsume Soseki's Kusamakura—meaning “grass pillow”—follows its nameless young artist-narrator on a meandering walking tour of the mountains. At the inn at a...