Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Christianity is not a common religion in Japan. In fact, only about one half of one percent of the population is Christian. Japan is traditionally a Shinto-Buddhist country. However, visitors may be surprised to learn that Christmas is still very popular in Japan….although it is not quite […]
December 2013
50 years of Shinkansen, the Japanese bullet trains
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! They’ve been clocked at up to 200 miles per hour, their tracks cover about 1,500 miles of the country and they safely and reliably transport hundreds of millions of passengers each year around Japan. The Shinkansen is better known simply as the ‘bullet train’, (a nickname it […]
Japanese Food Favourites
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
Tsukiji Sushi
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Japanese food, or ‘Washoku’ is the latest addition to the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list. Japan is of course a food nation with local specialties everywhere you travel. As anyone who has ever been to Japan will know, Japan is a food lovers must. One recent customer, […]