What are Night Schools? Night schools are schools that allow people who did not finish mandatory education to complete the educational requirements. In Japan, the educational requirement is to finish junior high school. Differential reasons can result in people not graduating junior high school. This can include the poor environment the student had to or […]
Ekiden : Japan’s incredible long-distance relay road race!! Must see it!
Hi, thank you for visiting this blog! Have you ever heard of “EKIDEN (駅伝)”? Since I myself belong to track & field circle, I would like to introduce you “EKIDEN”!! (ekiden runners) 1) First of all… what is Ekiden? Ekiden is long-distance relay road race. But what makes it different from typical relay races?? […]
The Wonderful World of Dagashi
If you live in Japan, I am sure that you have heard of the word “Dagashi” at least once in your lifetime. Even if you haven’t heard of it, you may have seen it somewhere without recognizing it. What is Dagashi? Dagashi is a small-packaged snack, often sold in Dagashi Stores, supermarkets, and dollar stores. […]
What you must do in the BIGGEST Korean Town in Japan ~TOP TRENDING Gourmet Guide @ Shin-Okubo~
Hi! We are Ami and Nanaka. For our blog post, we want to introduce one of the hot spots in Tokyo, which is Shin-Okubo. Shin-Okubo is a very popular place especially among teenagers. Previously,Shin-Okubo was still a popular place but mainly among K-pop fans. Nowadays,more people come to visit this place because many new […]
Charming Cream Soda
ウルトラソーダ（Ultra Soda）, from my favorite band 相対性理論（theory of releativity） I think many of you go to a cafe on your free time. There are lots of chains in Japan, for example STARBUCKS, Doutor, Veloce, and Tully’s. In a cafe, you can enjoy many kinds of beverages, while relaxing, talking, of working on your tasks. […]
“Jinbo Town Book Festival” is on!!
If you are in Japan and love reading books, Jinbo town (神保町: Jinbo-cho) is the right place for you! The Book Town Jinbo Jinbo town is said to be the largest antiquarian bookstore area in the world, and often called as “the town of books”. Once you come out from the Jinbo-cho station, you will […]
Gourmet in Yotsuya Blog [Lunch]
What shall I eat for lunch today! “What shall I eat for lunch today?” If you are a student of Sophia University, I bet you will have to think about this question several times a week. This is not an issue to compare with other universities, but to be honest Yotsuya station is not the […]
Japanese School Culture
Do you know about the school culture of Japan? There are uniforms, rules, events, and classes (I think are) unique to Japan. By reading this article, you may find out new information you did not know about Japanese schools! Uniforms In most Japanese schools, students are supposed to wear uniforms. There are uniforms for summer […]
British VS Japanese cuisine
What to do you think of British food? Heard they are not so tasty, or boring? Today, I am here to tell you that food in England is quite good. I can say so especially because I spent two weeks staying in England, tried various food there, and found they were much better than I […]
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 […]