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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

The Kanda Matsuri was the official festival of the Edo shogunate and has, since the Edo period, been

From April to June, rice (the staple food of Japan) is planted in paddy fields.

May fifth is "Children's Day," a national holiday in Japan. It is sometimes called the "Boy's Festiv

In the Edo period, the area near the present Asakusa was called Yoshiwara. It was home to a red-ligh

The seven days around the equinoxes are called ohigan. 春分の日、または秋分の日を中心とした前後7日間を、お彼岸といいます。

Hakata Dontaku is a festival celebrated by the citizens of Fukuoka City in Fukuoka Prefecture.

There are now around 55,000 convenience stores throughout Japan.

They say that there are about five million vending machines in Japan.

The gourmet floor tends to be underground, and is known as a "depachika". It is almost always the m

An estimated 500,000 people will cross the intersection each day in Shibuya.

Karaoke is one of the most well-known national pastimes of Japan.

Capsule hotels are a type of cheap and simple accommodation that offers guests a small capsule in wh

The Robot Restaurant opened in Kabukicho, Shinjuku in 2012. ロボットレストランは、新宿の歌舞伎町に2012年にオープンしたレストランです。

Founded in 1904, Itoya is a long-established stationery shop and a landmark in Ginza.

Completed in 1958, Tokyo Tower is a multi-purpose broadcasting tower.

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