When you think of Japanese food, I’d imagine most of Japanese food can be associated with rice (or at least, noodle?).  And you are quite right, we are big rice…

Recently lots of pancake shops are popping up in Japan. During the busier times at some of the most popular shops, customers form looong queues, sometimes waiting an hour for…

  Being able to make a cute bento packed lunch is one of the must techniques for mums in Japan.  The more you put efforts, the more you children and…

I just found an article about Japanese mascot characters event held in Yokohama on 28th and 29th of September!!  You can see many mascot characters created by local councils and…

Coming to Japan may not be very cheap depending on how far away you live from Japan, but you may well not need to worry as there are a wide…

It is getting slightly cooler as autumn approaches to Japan (but still hot…!).  Some may feel relieved as the hottest season is almost over, but some may feel sad as…

Ramen is one of the most well covered subjects on our website, and I assume the number of ramen fan is still increasing.  Despite worldwide passion and heat for ramen,…

You would be surprised how many products are displayed in the internet site by the people who have been striving for their rebirth after the Earthquake, Tsunami and nuclear accident on…

  The total number of convenience stores in Japan is now about to reach 50,000. It is nowadays not rare to have 5 different convenience chain stores within a walking…

  Hot!  Hot!! Hot!!!  Is there any way it will cooler?  Even a bit?? (><) Sometimes, I’m just unable to find any other things to say apart from this, but…

  Do you know the story of Momotaro, a well-known Japanese folk tale? It is a popular story that Momotarō is given millet dumplings by his foster mother and goes…