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.

Guess what day is the 4th of April in Japan? First let´s think how do you say 4 in Japanese. It came out that this day is the day of many things.

Do you know what day is the 22nd of February in Japan? It´s Neko no Hi (Cats´ Day). Why?

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?

While Tokyo was excited about the first snow, in Miyako-jima cherry blossoms have started blooming. Also in Washington DC, they will celebrate 100 year anniversary of the arrival of sakura this spring.

Japanese are superstitious and we all have unlukcy ages (yaku-doshi) in our life. Here is the list of unlucky age in 2012. If you are in, be cautious what you do.

The 10th of January was Seijin no Hi in Japan, means all 20 year-old Japanese celebrated for becoming adults. How do they celebrate?

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

During shougatsu period, Japanese people decorate their house with good luck ornaments. What are they?

How Japanese people celebrate the new year? First they go to see the first sunrise then go to a temple or shrine. New Year is a very important moment of the year.