Through the last week, “The 2nd Furusato Festival Tokyo” was held at Tokyo dorm and 379 thousands of people enjoyed Japanese traditional performing arts and local dishes from all…

After the ritual at Isagawa Shrine, Nanaotome (seven girls), Yurihime (princess of lily) and chigo (children) paraded in the downtown of Nara.Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)

The festival has been held annually on the first Sunday of June for 400 years. It is a festival held in Imazato Kawanishicho Nara. They carry a snake-like straw rope…

The words ‘all you can eat’ are fancy words, aren’t they? I also like the words, ‘all-you-can-drink beer’ ^_^ For example, in Japan, sometimes you find ‘all-you-can-put potatoes in a…

  [W:Aomori Prefecture] is the northernmost prefecture in the main island of Japan. It is famous for is apple orchards and traditional festivals.   The following picture shows local people…

  Last weekend, a big vegan food event “Tokyo Vegefood Festa 2010” was held at Yoyogi Park in Shibuya, Tokyo. Over 100 vegetarian food stands and organic and earth-friendly goods…

  Located on the northwest coast of Honshu (the main island of Japan), Niigata City in [W:Niigata Prefecture], has the largest paddy fields in the country. In Nishikan-ku, a ward…

  Imoni is a certain kind of potato and meat soup mostly eaten in Honshu’s Tohoku region. People usually have imoni parties with their families or friends, outside, like barbecue…

  Asakusa, in Tokyo, is a very popular neighborhood for sightseers from other countries because it retains the flavor of good old Japan. There is a famous temple in [W:Asakusa]…

  This is my friend Junko’s article who moved in Indonesia from [W:Hokkaido] last month. Enjoy her article!   * * *   I live in Surabaya, Indonesia. Last month,…

  July 7 is Tanabata, Star Festival, in Japan. It has already passed but let me introduce Tanabata, one of the summer traditions in Japan. I have introduced about Tanabata…