Bridging Japanese Content and International Curiosity
Paletas Frozen Fruit Bar With Japan soon entering the rainy season and summer, there’s neither a quicker nor easier way to keep cool and feel refreshed than with – scream it with me – ICE CREAM! Should you be lucky Continue Reading
“Yuka” platform – Elegant evening of Terrace riverside dining At night, Kamogawa riverside is turned to be the scenic site well-known for its gorgeous Pontocho in Kyoto! I used to take my friends visiting Kyoto to Pontocho without fail. I Continue Reading
Legal At Home; Illegal – MAYBE – In Japan For a long time, the ubiquitous sinus medicine Vicks Inhaler was the butt of jokes among resident foreigners in Japan. Signs used to grace airport terminals with the familiar cream-and-green device Continue Reading
Article by yumin, originally published on Deep Japan Tokyo Culture vs. Osaka Culture Let me compare Tokyo and Osaka in terms of culture by using a metaphor of kitchen accessory. Tokyo is “Sponge”. It soaks up all kinds of information and people Continue Reading
Yokohama City Air Terminal (YCAT) In the thirteen plus years that I’ve lived in Japan, I’ve never once taken the bus to the airport. That seemed to me an incredibly peculiar thing to admit, so I took it upon myself Continue Reading
Article by Nico, originally published on Deep Japan Shojin Ryori, or shojin cuisine, is the form of Buddhist cuisine that is popular with the vegetarian/vegan foreigner crowd here in Japan. Traditionally the food that Buddhist monks make for themselves in their temples, Continue Reading
Article by John Daub, originally published on Deep Japan What exactly is wasabi anyway? If you’ve ever eaten sushi, chances are that you’ve had wasabi. It’s that spicy green stuff that makes your head explode! I see wasabi in a lot of Continue Reading
Article by Keiko, originally published on Deep Japan Ready for Matsuri? May is the most comfortable month in Japan. Sun shines, flowers bloom and wind blows softly. However, in Shitamachi, May is the season of Matsuri, the summer festivals of Shrines. Usually, Continue Reading
Article by YumikoH, originally published on Deep Japan Do you like Japanese beers? Yes, they’re light, fine and refreshing. I love them! But sometimes, I feel like having something different, like Belgian beers. In Tokyo, you can find bars offering Belgian beers, Continue Reading
Article by HealthyTokyo.com, originally published on Deep Japan Finding good English-speaking doctors in Tokyo is something that most of us require periodically, as we work and play in this vibrant and sometimes hectic city. There are some listings of doctors and hospitals Continue Reading