By omoch mochi mochi and m1719 It was announced that the rainy season was over around Kanto-area. Recently, it is so hot everyday. I am a little bit sick from the summer heat.Although the heat is getting to me, I have one thing which I am really exited about. Summer festivals are around the corner. […]
What’s TRP?
By Chocolater and Hayaaaase Most of you probably know that what LGBT is. Then, have you heard of Pride Parades? Pride Parades are events celebrating LGBT pride and culture. In the 1960s, the situation which LGBT people were facing was very harsh in America. On 28 June 1969, a gay bar called Stonewall Inn was attacked […]
Coming of Age in Asia and Oceania
In Japan, people are regarded as the adults when they turn 20 years old. The coming-of-age ceremony is usually set in the second Monday of January as a national holiday, and the new adults (adults who just turned 20 over the past year) gather together at their local towns or cities. The older adults including […]
New Year’s Celebrations in Europe and Asia
How do you spend your time during New Year holidays? In Japan, it is famous that people clean the house, eat soba noodle on New Year’s Eve; and people pound steamed rice to make rice cake, eat osechi-ryori and visit a shrine on New Year’s Day. These are Japanese unique tradition. Then, how do people […]
Merry Christmas
Christmas in Russia The Christmas in Russian is quite different from most of other countries. Surprisingly almost all Russian people do nothing on the 25th of December! If so, don’t they celebrate Christmas? The answer is “No.” Their Christmas is on the 7th of January. It is because Russia was ruled by the Julian calendar […]
Deepen our Love for Holidays!
We all love holidays, but have you ever thought about the meanings of each national holiday? They don’t just exist to celebrate random things; they each have a reason for that day to be a day off. In this post, we have picked up some National holidays inside and outside of Japan which might be interesting. Japanese […]
Japanese Food
Speaking of Japanese food, what do you think of? Some of you may think of sushi, tempura, soba noodles or eel. In fact, these four foods are known as the Big Four of Edo Dining. They are considered as the Big Four of Edo Dining because the way of eating them today was developed during […]
Hello Halloween!; Things we should know before going to parties
Have you ever wondered what Halloween is? Why do we wear costumes? Why can we get candies in exchange of not doing trick? Do we actually celebrate anything by children dressing up in costumes of their favorite superheroes and princess or adorable little monsters and going house to house to get candies? Halloween is originated with the ancient […]