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Japanese Culture and Traditions: Sapporo Snow Festival and Asahikawa Winter Festival
【What is done cannot be undone】 More than 30 years ago, Japanese main railway operations were run by the government. Since the full privatization, many rail lines have been abandoned especially in rural areas like here in Hokkaido. If ... -
Japanese Culture and Traditions: Why People Sit on the Floor Not on a Chair?
【We may have overstayed on the floor】 It’s only 150 years since chairs were introduced in Japan, as I wrote before. When I was a kid, there was a sofa set in the living room. Most of my family members, however, often sat on the floor, ... -
Japanese History Guide: Why Firearms Spread Quickly in the Warring States Period
【Craftsmanship commonly seen in Japanese swords and rifles】 In 1543, Portuguese merchants introduced rifles to Japan. They expected firearms to be one of their hot exports to Japan in the future, but soon found their plan had failed. I... -
Japanese Culture and Traditions: Respect for Craftsmanship Seen in Kendo
【Kendo is not a sport】 The Tokyo Olympics 2020 was over. Japan finished in third place on the medal table, mainly due to the medal rush in Judo, Japan’s forte. Shohei Ohno, winning a gold medal in the 73 kg competition of Judo in this ... -
Japanese History Guide: The Differences between Japanese and European Castles
【Differences between Japanese and European castles】 I believe many of you have seen the above image. It’s the fortress of Carcassonne, one of UNESCO world heritage sites. According to what I learned on the Internet, it is now the secon... -
Japanese History Guide: The Quality of Nails in the Best Samurai Period
【Kamakura samurais, strongest and bravest】 Samurai governed Japan for about 700 years, from 1185 to 1867. The age of samurai is divided into some periods. According to a popular theory, samurais in the first period (the Kamakura period... -
Japanese Working Culture: What Is Life in a Humane Manner?
【The COVID, the one-way time machine】 The COVID is sometimes called “a time machine.” Remote work is a good example. I think most of the companies at least in Japan just pretended to take a positive attitude but actually were not so se... -
Japanese Culture and Traditions: Japanese Swordsmith and Furniture Craftspeople
【Something in common between Japanese knives and furniture】 Just before entering the furniture business, I worked in the fishery industry and often took overseas clients to the biggest fish market in Tokyo. It was now-closed Tsukiji ma... -
Japanese Culture and Traditions: We Still Use Ninjutsu, the Art of Ninja
【Languages create cultures】 I have a 12 year younger sister. When she was very small, I asked “What is your brother like?” She lisped “You like to eat tofu.” I know she was not wrong. Indeed, I like tofu even now, but her answer was fa... -
Japanese Culture and Traditions: The Characteristics of Hokkaido People
【It's shown in the national high school baseball championship】 The most popular sport in Japan is still baseball. A good example is the national high school baseball championship. Every summer, high school teams join it after going thr...