5th of May is Boys´ Day in Japan. It´s actually called the Children´s Day but in the reality, it´s the male children´s day. This is a story about a Kintaro doll.
Chisai Fujita´s art review is back. Department stores in Osaka is changing. They are now into art...
It´s common for Japanese children to learn how to count during the bath time. Ofuro no kazoeuta...
A conversation I happened to be involved made me re-think about kindness in Japan. Many westerners...
5th of May is Boys´ Day in Japan. It´s actually called the Children´s Day but in the reality, it´s the male children´s day. This is a story about a Kintaro doll.
BLACK is a YO-YO champion and is an official Cirque du Soleil performer. He promotes Yo-Yo to the world in TED conference. Is Yo-Yo still geeky?
There is a temple in Kyoto where they break tons of plates to give people good luck. This is an annual festival, Horoku Wari at Mibu-dera. They also hold kyogen play, a comedy theatre play that anyone can enjoy.
When you feel good at something, any failures seem to be a big deal. But is that so? Saru mo Ki kara ochiru. Is a Japanese saying that is perfect for this situation.
Since we´ve become a text generation, we use many emotion signs like
or ;D. But have you ever seen Japanese Kaomoji? Sometimes I can´t even read because they are so complicated.Here I introduce to you “smiley” face.
Japanese tattoo is gorgeous but often associated with Yakuza. In Japan, having tattoos isn´t always welcomed because of the historical background that it was a punishment for criminals.
On the 21st of May, the annular solar eclipse was seen in the major part of Japan. People were preparing for it for a while. A Japanese woman speaks about this event.
There is a saying in Japan, Karasu no gyouzui. What does it mean? This saying just flashed in my head when I was looking at a crow in the puddle.
Makoto Nomura is a Japanese musician who came up an idea of having his concert at a Japanese public bath, sento. Art review by Chisai Fujita.
Finally Japan opens its mouth. With its own mouth speaks loud about Japan, Japanese people and culture. Why they do it? And how they feel it? They will tell you all from their own point of view.
Japanese mums get stressed about making Obento
Fishermen disguised as a woman - Oose Matsuri
Haha no Hi - Mothers´ Day in Japan
Challenge to the robot sushi chef