Let’s enjoy March
March is the season for students to finish their school year, or graduate. They prepare for a new school or a new school year. The settlement of a company’s accounts …
How to take up a boxed lunch lifestyle
Why boxed lunch? Have you seen a Japanese boxed lunch called a “bento” ? Many Japanese bring their boxed lunches to school and the office. If you took up a …
How To Enjoy Koshien Ballpark ~From one baseball lover to all baseball lovers~
What Is Koshien? Koshien is a baseball park located near Kobe in Nishinomiya, Hyogo prefecture. The stadium was built to host the national high school baseball tournaments and opened on …
The Dos and Don’ts of the Deer in Nara Park
Nara Park is a five minute walk from Kintetsu Nara Station, or about a twenty minute walk from JR Nara station. It is well known for having over one thousand …
A Local Shows You the Way: Three Magic Compliments That Please People From Osaka.
As you may or may not know, Osaka is a very popular city for tourists. However, the charm of Osaka comes not only from the sightseeing spots—but from the people …
Japanese Style Garden in Downtown Kansai Area
Tennoji park is one of the popular sightseeing spots of Osaka, which consists of a zoo, municipal museum, greenhouse, Chausuyama Tomb and Keitakuen Garden. It’s located Tennoji, and easy to …
How to Spend Your “Uchinah-OKINAWAN Time”
Hello, everyone! How are you doing? I’m Yuka. Nice to meet you! けーらんねーら くよーまなーら！みしゃーりーるんねーら？ばーなーや Yukaゆー。はじみてぃゆんらー。みーっし とーんなーら。 Okinawa is the 4th smallest prefecture in Japan. It is made up of about 160 large and …
3 Places to Enrich Your Trip among Mountains
If you get tired of noisy and busy Tokyo, why don’t you get out of the city and go on a trip to mountain areas? After that, soaking your tired …
The difference between a Shinto shrine and a Buddhist temple
I am a Shinto priest who works at Onji Shrine in Osaka Prefecture. It was built around 470 A.D. and is one of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan. The …
Things about Japanese people and its society that might help you capture the general image of how we live daily life
It might be helpful for anyone who is interested in Japan and Japanese people to know the cultural and social differences between Japan and their own country. Here are some …