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Ohiya: free water in restaurants?

When you ask for a glass of "Ohiya," a glass of water is served without charge. Sometimes an Ohiya is already…
Demae: You think Domino’s invented deliveries? Japan’s meal delivery culture started hundreds of years ago!

Demae are what the Japanese call a restaurant's meal delivery service. Prepared dishes are delivered to the cl…
Ohaguro (blackened teeth) was fashionable back in the day!

Ohaguro is a custom among Japanese women that continued until the early Meiji period. True to its name, ohagur…
Kites are flown on New Years in Japan

Tako means kite in Japanese. In Japanese, Tako has two meanings: kite and octopus, so the word is often confu…
Japanese bathrooms! The low-down and why you find slippers there

One of the surprising events to foreigners in Japan is a custom of taking off shoes in a house. They usually …
Koma is a traditional Japanese toy. How do we play?

Koma is a Japanese traditional plaything. We play by spinning it on its axis. The axial point running the ce…
Seiza| Lots of pins and needles from this way of sitting!

Seiza is a traditional, proper way of sitting that has been past down in Japan. You go from a kneeling positio…
Beauty was defined differently in Old World Japan

What kind of face do you think of, when you heard the word "beautiful"? For example, actresses like Mirei Kir…
Ooedo Onsen where you can enjoy the atmosphere of the Edo period

The place where you can fully enjoy the atmosphere of the Edo period is Ooedo Onsen Monogatari located in Odai…
Konyoku Buro is a great place for a date!

"Konyoku" means that men and women bathe in the same bath. There are some inns which have private rooms with …

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