Random topics
A random handful of Japanese customs, with English explanations.
- Artshaikuthe seventeen-syllable poem
- Modern Japangenkin shakaiwhy Japan still runs on cash
- Onsen & Bathuchiyu to sotoyu megurihopping between a hot spring town's public bathhouses in a yukata
- Folklorekitsune to Inariwhy shrines are guarded by foxes
- Onsen & Bathyuatarifeeling dizzy or unwell from soaking in hot spring water too long
- Annual Eventskashiwamochi and chimakithe two sweets eaten on Children's Day, east and west
- Clothinghomongia semi-formal kimono with one continuous pattern
- Conceptsojama shimasuwhat you say when entering someone's home
- PlacesHarajuku and Omotesandothe youth fashion street and the tree-lined avenue beside it
- Buddhismmikkyoesoteric Buddhism in Japan
- School Lifebukatsu no asarentraining before school starts
- Onsen & Bathsento no penkiethe big painted mural, usually of Mount Fuji, on the wall of a public bathhouse