Japanese film Umimachi Diary shows you what family is. Sometimes you can choose your family as long as you accept the person.

Japan is a country of Onsen and there are so many hot spring spots and fountains. Oita has the most onsen fountains in Japan and to promote their good onsen, they made a video, Shinfuro. It´s just funny.

There is a free paper called Tsuru to Kame, which dedicates to promote elderly people´s fashion style in Nagano. Japan is becoming an aging society. Why not the fashion trend comes out among elder people?

Do you know a Japanese paper craft, Monkiri Asobi? It´s simple but very amusing, which became very popular among common people in Edo period.

Samurai, despite of their serious face, they must´ve had some romantic moments and a wedding to celebrate. How did they find a partner and how was their wedding?

While breast feeding in public is discussed in Europe, Japanese mums are talking about the posture of breast feeding. They are funny, especially the explanations of the postures.

Another hilarious Japanese TV drama has just ended in Japan. Fuben na benriya. An aspiring and imaginative young script writer happened to get involved in a snowy small town in Hokkaido. After endless trouble what he learned is…

This ancient theatre mask of Noh is very scary. It´s a demon called Hannya. I´ve just found out this is a female character. But why is it so scary? Let´s find out.

Gion-matsuri is one of the most important festivals in Japan. The name itself is very famous. But who knew it lasts for a month? What do they do?

Today 16th of June is the day of Wagashi. At one era, all daimyo queued to get some sweets from the shogun. Here is a little history about Wagashi.