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Harajuku has become a popular sightseeing place. Its name has become synonymous with unique fashion and cultur…
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Okinawa is known for her transparent beautiful sea.
But the charm of Okinawa is not only the sea!
There are …
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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 are what the Japanese call a restaurant's meal delivery service. Prepared dishes are delivered to the cl…
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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 a traditional stage production in Japan that is globally famous. Even if you'd never seen it, you mi…
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Tako means kite in Japanese.
In Japanese, Tako has two meanings: kite and octopus, so the word is often confu…
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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 Japanese traditional plaything.
We play by spinning it on its axis.
The axial point running the ce…
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Seiza is a traditional, proper way of sitting that has been past down in Japan. You go from a kneeling positio…
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