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Jan 10. 2024 Topics The Best Spots for Winter Sports in Japan If you love skiing, snowboarding, or skating, then Japan is the perfect place to be in the winter. While southern big cities like Tokyo may only see one or two snowfalls a year, the rest of the mountainous country is perfect for winter sports. There are hundreds of spots across the country perfect for skiing, snowboarding, skating, and snowshoeing...
Jan 05. 2024 Topics Special Events in January and February in Japan: Coming of Age Day and Setsubun As Japan gets back into its normal routines after New Year's and settles into the cold winter months, celebrations and festivities don't end. January and February are host to two popular and important celebrations: Coming of Age Day and Setsubun. Both holidays are deeply rooted in Japanese traditions but have completely different purposes and mean...
Dec 21. 2023 Topics 5 Amazing Parks and Green Spaces in Tokyo! When you think of Tokyo, what's the first thing that comes to mind? Giant billboards and bright neon lights? A concrete jungle that stretches as far as the eye can see? Millions of people filling city streets, trains and stores? These are all a part of what makes Tokyo a unique and amazing city, but the description is missing one key component: p...
Dec 15. 2023 Life Support How to Keep Your Home Clean in Japan! When you live in Japan, cleaning or maintaining your apartment regularly is essential if you want to keep your home dust, dirt, and most importantly mold-free. Since most parts of Japan are dry in the winter and hot and humid in the summer, you may be faced with problems in your home that you are not used to depending on your home country. If you ...
Dec 08. 2023 Topics 9 Japanese New Year's Traditions New Year's, or Shogatsu in Japanese, is the most important holiday of the year in Japan. In your home country celebrating New Year's might involve watching the ball drop in New York City at midnight, heading to the beach, drinking champagne, or partying all night with friends, but in Japan New Year's is celebrated by returning to one's hometown, s...
Dec 01. 2023 Topics How is Christmas Celebrated in Japan? If you are in Japan any time between November 1st and December 25th, you will absolutely notice that the Christmas season is in full swing. As soon as the clock strikes midnight at the end of Halloween night, department store windows and city streets across the country are suddenly full of Santas, Christmas trees, and beautiful light installations...
Nov 24. 2023 Topics Is Japanese Really So Difficult to Learn? If you're planning on visiting or moving to Japan, you are probably wondering if it is important to start learning Japanese before you make the trip over. While in major cities like Tokyo, you will find people who speak English or other languages that can help you out and much of the signage is also in English (and sometimes Chinese or Korean), t...
Nov 17. 2023 Topics The Best Shopping Spots for Manga and Anime Lovers in Tokyo It's no secret that Tokyo is the number one spot in the world that lovers of Japan's manga and anime want to visit. Millions of people make the pilgrimage to Tokyo every year because of their love of all things anime. But while some people may be coming to Japan just to see and experience the birthplace of their passion, many are coming for one o...
Nov 03. 2023 Topics What is Shichi-Go-San? How to Celebrate This Japanese Tradition at a Temple or Shrine Visiting shrines or temples in Japan in November? If so, there's a good chance you'll see young children dressed in beautiful kimonos participating in ceremonies or posing for photos with their families. This is Shichi-Go-San, a popular traditional Japanese celebration of important milestones in a young child's life. While this is a traditional J...
Oct 13. 2023 Topics Halloween in Japan: How is it Different? Western holidays like Christmas have become more and more popular in Japan every year, and Halloween is no exception. As soon as October starts you'll find department stores and shop windows filled with black cats, witches, and Jack-o-lanterns, to the point where you would think that Halloween in Japan is no different than any other country that c...

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