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In the villages of Shirakawa-go in Gifu Prefecture and Gokayama in Toyama Prefecture,

Akihabara is one part of Tokyo that has really changed a lot these days. 秋葉原は東京において、近年、その性格が劇的に変化した

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

Kiyomizudera Temple, in Kyoto's Higashiyama area, was built in 778.

Japan is home to many gods, so many that they are said to be countless.

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。

Nanakusa-gayu is rice porridge made with the "seven herbs of spring". 七草がゆとは、毎年1月7日の朝に「春の七草」を入れたおかゆ

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

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

Every February 3rd in Japan is setsubun, and there are setsubun events all over the country. 日本では毎年

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

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

In Japan, March 3rd is the day of the Hina Matsuri Festival. 日本では、3月3日は雛祭りの日です。
雛祭りは、女の子の成長と幸せを願

Oshogatsu is the time of the year when most people in Japan are able to take time off and relax. 日本

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。
もとも

100 yen shops are shops in which all the products, such as foodstuffs and daily goods, are 100 yen.

Japanese electrical appliances are world-famous for working well, having lots of functions, and being low-cost.

Completed in 2012 at a height of 634 meters, Tokyo Skytree is the tallest building in Japan.

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

Ameyoko is the name of a popular shopping street. It's about 400 meters long from JR Ueno Station to Okachimachi Station.