Tokyo is the capital and gateway to Japan and voted "the best city in the world" (Conde Nast Traveler, 2021). It is a very multifaceted and attractive city, possessing a historic downtown that has...
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Sep 23, 2022 Entertainment, Music
Tokyo is the capital and gateway to Japan and voted "the best city in the world" (Conde Nast Traveler, 2021). It is a very multifaceted and attractive city, possessing a historic downtown that has...
Japanese culture has recently been attracting a lot of attention abroad. Anime and other subcultures are popular, but Japanese food is extremely popular due to the growing health consciousness. And...
Jul 8, 2022 WABISABI Culture
What do you use when you want to decide something or play a simple game? Like the positional decision made before a football match, a coin toss is often held in the Western, while in Japan, “Janken”...
Jun 11, 2022 Entertainment, Music
Japanese anime is widely popular throughout the world. Its existence is now synonymous with “Cool Japan.” An essential part of the excitement of anime is the anime songs that are played during...
May 22, 2022 WABISABI Culture
Japanese “Gengo” is the only culture in the world that has been handed down only in Japan as era names. The 248th "Reiwa" is currently in use, but a look back at the past era names may provide some...
Mar 9, 2022 Arts
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) is one of the most notable ukiyo-e artists of recent years, and was the only Japanese selected as “The 100 most important people of the millennium by Life...
Feb 8, 2022 WABISABI Culture
Sushi is a dish that is extremely popular in Japan and is known as the "Japanese sole food". Not only that Sushi goes around on the conveyor belt, but also around the world in different forms. Let's...
Nov 27, 2021 deep Kyoto
In Kyoto, there are many old “Machiya” houses that are more than 100 years old, and if you go to the suburbs, you will find abundant greenery and nature. Now, New hotels that take advantage of the...
Oct 9, 2021 WABISABI Culture
On September 24, 2021, the Japanese Gekiga artist, Takao Saito, passed away at the age of 84. We pray for his soul resting in peace and would like to introduce three of the best works left by...
Aug 22, 2021 Music
There is a type of pop music unique to Japan that depicts sophisticated urban scenes with a colorful sense and a sentimental melancholy. In recent years, it has been described as "City Pop," and is...
Aug 11, 2021 Crafts
What’s Ichimatsu-Moyo?“Ichimatsu-Moyo” is the name of a checkered design that has historically been loved all over the world. It is a pattern in which the eyes of the lattice are lined up in...
Jun 18, 2021 Crafts
The Japanese people have a deep relationship with bamboo, even from a global perspective. This is because bamboo has excellent functionality as a living tool and also because it can be used to...