7th of January you can see a pack of herbs in any supermarkets in Japan. It´s the day of Nanakusa-gayu when people eat some porridge with seven spring herbs.

Time is ticking. It´s time to say good bye to 2013 and say hello to 2014. How was your December? Busy as usual? December is called Shiwasu in Japanese because the teachers even run. Here is the last article of the year.

Were you in Japan on the 15th of November and saw many Japanese children in Kimono? That was Shichigosan, when the family celebrates their children reach 3, 5 or 7 years old.

Every time when I go home, things have changed. It´s so subtle but but noticeable. Or just it´s me who has changed?

Japan is so happy with Olympic Games but behind this, the government is modifying the law quietly. What if one day Japanese parents have to send their son to clean up Fukushima nuclear plants?

It´s Jugoya tonight. It´s the 15th of August in the lunar calendar and in the middle of autumn. Ancient Japanese had a custom to celebrate the full-moon on this day for a rich harvest.

Kirie (切り絵) means cutting picture, not destroying pictures but making pictures by cutting the paper, also known as Kiri-Gami (切り紙) means cutting paper. The origin is China, it has more than 1,000 years of history.

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Japanese knives are great was something I heard so many times and didn´t believe it until I met one. Damascus knife is a technique that Japanese swordsmith re-discovered from India in 19th Century.

Being mixed race can be tough. In TV they are popular and have lots of fans but in the reality, they are discriminated. But they are Japanese. Why the aspect is so important?

The word “Iyashi-kei” is everywhere in Japan. People look for something comfort their stressed feeling in a daily bases. Looking for a girlfriend is the same. Be an Iyashi-kei girl and get a partner.