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Care Show Japan 2023 (Overview)

Japan's healthcare is well acknowledged as one of the best in the world. The country continually ranks at the top when it...

Exploring the Simplistic Beauty of Wabi Sabi (侘寂)

The daily struggle for perfection - especially on social media with its perfectly curated feeds - it’s becoming harder than ever to just take...

Japan’s Newest Favorite Sport

The numbers don’t lie.  The 70,103 attendees who watched the South Africa-England Rugby World...

Top Scary Places and Halloween in Japan – From Kawaii to...

Witches, Ghosts, Goblins, and more (Keitai)Zombies than you can shake a stick at are currently shuffling up and down the streets in Shibuya, which...

Crafting New Identities – Ramen Girls and Japanese Beer!

Japan is a country steeped in tradition with a very proud food culture, that has been as much a part of its identity as...

Exploring the art of Sumo (相撲)

The sport of wrestling has been around throughout various cultures since time immemorial. It is usually a friendly competition, traditionally between males, to measure...

Saidaiji Hadaka Matsuri–Naked Man Festival

The Saidaiji Naked Men Festival is widely considered to be one of Japan’s strangest matsuri. Each year in February, roughly 10,000 men sign up...

Iaido–The Ancient Art of Swordsmanship Entering a New Age

For those who have never heard the word, Iaido is a Japanese martial art which trains you, in both body and mind, how to...

Spirituality Meets Sensuality in Nagoya

Solemn bald-headed monks in orange robes are usually the image that comes to mind when people think of going to a temple. Nobody would...

The Ishidori

There are all sorts of festivals in Japan, but we would like to present something different to you along with the kind of insight...