Like this post? Help us by sharing it! People often link Japan with the cute and kitsch. Japan is also known for its manga and anime and a love of characters. Mascots are a big deal in Japan. You will see oversized mascots everywhere representing official government bodies, corporations and even whole cities and prefectures. […]
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Best Japanese Technology – The Kotatsu
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Most westerners living in Japan begin to notice things are a bit different as soon as they move into their apartments. One of the big and most obvious differences (especially when the temperatures go subzero) is that there is no central heating system in your average Japanese […]
10 Most Interesting Superstitions in Japanese Culture
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Before going on a holiday to Japan, learn about the superstitions that are part of the unique culture of the region. Japanese culture has a wide range of interesting folk-tales and superstitions that differ from Western cultures. Four is the Number for Death The superstition that the […]
It’s a Dogs Life in Japan!
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Japan's love of dogs
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! People on my trips often comment on how few dogs they see in Japan – by that I think they mean what they might consider as “real” dogs; Red Setters with dribbling jowls bounding across parkland to fetch a ball, Labradors rolling around in the grass, perhaps […]
The cats that got the Shinjuku cream
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! On my last trip to Japan I wanted to do something really, well, Japanese… Something a bit different, something very modern and something I could only find in Japan. So tour leader Liam volunteered to show me Shinjuku’s finest cat cafe. Like this post? Help us by […]
Fax to the Future
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Retro
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! There is no doubt that Japan can be a futuristic wonderland: networked toilets that can analyse your offerings and report anomalies to your doctor, electric charge generators used to instantly age wine and karaoke damage limitation devices that can automatically add harmonies to your crooning and, as […]