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  Harajuku Fashion | The “kawaii” revolution that’s sweeping the world

  Harajuku has become a popular sightseeing place. Its name has become synonymous with unique fashion and cultur…
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  Shuri Castle is indispensable during a trip to Okinawa!

  Okinawa is known for her transparent beautiful sea. But the charm of Okinawa is not only the sea! There are …
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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…
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  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…
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  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…
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  Kabuki is the traditional theater of Japan. Let’s go to see it together!

  Kabuki is a traditional stage production in Japan that is globally famous. Even if you'd never seen it, you mi…
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  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…
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  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 …
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  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…
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  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…