Japanese Culture and Traditions– category –
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Japan Is a Buy? Do You Know the Truth of Inflation in Japan?
【Tragic inflation will attack Japanese school kids】 Are bananas categorized as snacks for a trip? I ensure this phrase never fails to make Japanese people laugh. Japanese elementary school students (6 to 12 years old) go on a school da... -
Japanese Culture and Traditions: A Hero or Villain? The Truth of Godzilla
【Godzilla becomes an academic research subject in Japan】 In my childhood, Godzilla was my hero. I memorized even the height and weight of many monsters in Godzilla movies, let alone their names. I'm sure I would have annoyed many peopl... -
Zoom Fatigue: How to Get Away from Remote Work
【We come to need hotels for another reason】 The COVID destroyed the bright future of the Japanese tourism industry. The number of foreign tourists to Japan was increasing year by year and exceeded 30 million in 2018, when the nationwid... -
Snow as an Energy Source: The Renewable Energy in Hokkaido, Japan
【This is the reality of the frozen world】 The snow glows white on the mountain tonight, not a footprint to be seen. When you hear this song, you may picture in your mind some beautiful scenes, like Elsa and Anna playing in the snow and... -
Japanese Culture and Traditions: How to Spend New Year’s Eve in Japan
【What we do for Christmas in Japan】 Almost all the cities are filled with Christmas decorations in this season, though the percentage of the Christian population is only 1% in Japan. As I wrote before, we are good at cream-skimming oth... -
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 spread in Japan, as I wrote before. When I was a kid, there was a sofa set in the living room already. Most of my family members, however, often sat on the floor, l... -
Japanese History Guide: Why Firearms Spread Quickly Among Samurai 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...