Culture,festivals,History,Vocabulary

Kodomo no Hi in Japan

5th of May is Boys´ Day in Japan. It´s actually called the Children´s Day but in the reality,...

Craft,Culture,Entertainment,festivals,History

Breaking Plates Festival – Horakuwari in Kyoto

There is a temple in Kyoto where they break tons of plates to give people good luck. This is an...

Culture,History,Vocabulary

History of Japanese Tattoo

Japanese tattoo is gorgeous but often associated with Yakuza. In Japan, having tattoos isn´t...

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What Day is 3rd of February in Japan?

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3rd of February is Setsubun in Japan. People throw roasted soy beans saying “oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi”. What is this event and why they do it?

Osechi Ryouri-Japanese New Year Dish

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People complain how heavy and boring the Christmas food is, then how about Japanese New Year food? Osechi ryouri is what we eat.

Let´s Try Maccha – Japanese Tea Ceremony

Tea ceremony is one of the Japanese traditional arts. It has many manners and cortecy to follow. Last Saturday, we had a ochakai in the suburb of Madrid.

What is Banzai in Japanese?

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Have you ever hard Japanese people shouting BANZAI with their hand rising in the air? And wondered what does it mean? Here is a little story about Banzai.

Feeling of Kanji Character

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How many kanji do you need to read Japanese newspaper? And how can you memorize so many kanji? See how Japanese people see kanji.

History of Shichigosan

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The 15th of Novemer is shichigosan in Japan. It´s a celebration for Japanese children to grow healthy. So when did it start and what they do?

Kids´ Footprints and Japanese Custom

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There is a photo exhibition of feet. What you can see are nothing but kids´ feet. But what about kids´ feet to Japanese?