Language Culture

Shintoism is a religion unique to Japan and has existed since before Buddhism came to the country.

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Lacquerware that uses Japanese lacquer is known as shitsugei (lacquer art).

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

In Japanese, wearing Japanese clothing is referred to as waso, and the accessories needed to put them on are called waso komono.

Purikura are photo booths in places like arcades where users can create stickers from photographs th

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Are you learning Cantonese? Knowing more words is one of the best ways to speak and understand more Cantonese. And, if you want to sound like a native speaker, you'll need vocab that's relevant to Hong Kong's culture and daily life and that is actually used by Hong Kong people.

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

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

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

Among the many types of egg cuisines, tamagoyaki is said to be one of Japan's unique household dishes. It is also known as atsuyaki tamago.

Tsukemono is a kind of food, mostly vegetables, that has been pickled in salt, rice bran, miso, or something else.

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