“Mayonaka 真夜中” is a Japanese word and “door” is English. Japanese often name the title of the song this way. It’s confusing. Although,...

Seemingly, Japanese people generally prefer mascot dolls. What do you call these kinds of dolls in your country? In Japan, there are...

Hina-Masturi 雛祭りis a festival for Japanese girls, which has thousands of years of history. It’s called the Peach festival too because...

Seki city has been well known for making Japanese swords. It's very famous in Japan, and this city has a history of 800 years about...

Today I would like to tell you about the most famous Christmas song in Japan. It’s called “Christmas Eve” which is sung by Tatsuro...

Very famous idol group "AKB48" was born in 2005, in Japan. Its popularity was enormous at the time. Many young guys were crazy for AKB48....

Regarding eating and drinking, it is said Japanese males are divided into two groups. One group is called "Ama-tou(甘党)". Which means...

We are always like this, 1st January is in winter. In the case of Japan, it is always so. Last year was so too, and this year is so. This...

It is mysteriously quiet on New Year’s day. If this was in the year before the pandemic, the town would be noisy. Especially in the...

We have a religious event called 除夜の鐘 in Japan. It is held on New Year’s Eve night, in temples. Big bell rings 108 times, by being hit....

Have you ever eaten “sushi”? In your country, are there sushi bars or sushi restaurants? Now world wide, sushi is a very famous food. As...