❓ Frequently Asked
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- Annual EventsEssential otoshidamaお年玉New Year money given to children
- Annual EventsEssential obonお盆the summer festival for returning ancestors
- Annual EventsEssential goruden wikuゴールデンウィークthe spring holiday cluster
- Annual EventsEssential kodomo no hiこどもの日Children's Day and the carp streamers
- Annual EventsEssential barentain deバレンタインデーthe day women give chocolate, and the day men return it
- Annual EventsEssential howaito deホワイトデーMarch 14, the return gift for Valentine's Day
- Annual EventsEssential yatai夏祭りの屋台festival food stalls
- Annual EventsEssential hanabi taikai花火大会the summer fireworks festival
- Annual EventsEssential hanami花見cherry blossom viewing
- Annual EventsEssential matsuri祭りa local festival
- Annual EventsEssential matsuri no yatai祭りの屋台the food and game stalls at a festival
- Annual EventsEssential hatsumode初詣the first shrine visit of the year
- Annual EventsEssential hatsuhinode初日の出the first sunrise of the New Year
- Annual EventsEssential hatsuuri and fukubukuro初売りと福袋New Year sales and lucky bags
- Annual EventsEssential hinamatsuri雛祭りthe doll festival on March 3rd
- Annual EventsEssential omisoka大晦日New Year's Eve in Japan
- Annual EventsEssential osoji大掃除the year-end deep clean
- Annual EventsEssential nihon no kurisumasu日本のクリスマスChristmas as a couples' night with fried chicken
- Annual EventsEssential nihon no shukujitsu日本の祝日the national holiday calendar
- Annual EventsEssential toshikoshi soba年越しそばNew Year's Eve noodles
- Annual EventsEssential haha no hi to chichi no hi母の日と父の日how Japan observes the two imported family days
- Annual EventsEssential bonenkai忘年会the year-end party to forget the year
- Annual EventsEssential bonenkai and shinnenkai忘年会と新年会year-end and new-year parties
- Annual EventsEssential bon odori盆踊りthe summer circle dance
- FolkloreEssential omikujiおみくじfortune slips at shrines
- FolkloreEssential teru teru bozuてるてる坊主a little white doll hung by the window to wish for sunny weather
- FolkloreEssential Urashima Taro浦島太郎the fisherman who spends three days under the sea and returns three hundred years later
- FolkloreEssential engi縁起whether something is considered lucky or unlucky
- FolkloreEssential enmusubi縁結びmatchmaking, or bringing people together through fate
- FolkloreEssential eto干支the twelve-year cycle of zodiac animals
- FolkloreEssential shi to kyu o sakeru四と九を避けるunlucky numbers in Japan
- FolkloreEssential maneki neko招き猫the beckoning cat
- FolkloreEssential senbazuru千羽鶴a thousand folded cranes, given as a wish for recovery or peace
- FolkloreEssential Momotaro桃太郎the boy born from a peach who goes to fight demons
- FolkloreEssential nihon no mukashibanashi日本の昔話the handful of stories every Japanese child grows up knowing
- Food & DrinkEssential ankoあんこsweet red bean paste
- Food & DrinkEssential itadakimasuいただきますwhat we say before eating
- Food & DrinkEssential inari-zushiいなり寿司sushi rice stuffed in a sweet fried tofu pouch
- Food & DrinkEssential unagiうなぎfreshwater eel, grilled and glazed
- Food & DrinkEssential onigiriおにぎりa rice ball with a filling
- Food & DrinkEssential okonomiyakiお好み焼きa savory pancake you often cook yourself
- Food & DrinkEssential ochazukeお茶漬けrice with tea or broth poured over it
- Food & DrinkEssential otoshiお通しthe small dish an izakaya serves automatically as a seat charge
- Food & DrinkEssential kakigoriかき氷shaved ice
- Food & DrinkEssential katsudonカツ丼the pork cutlet rice bowl students eat before an exam
- Food & DrinkEssential kare raisuカレーライスJapanese curry
- Food & DrinkEssential shabu-shabuしゃぶしゃぶbeef swished in hot broth
- Food & DrinkEssential sukiyakiすき焼きbeef simmered at the table
- Food & DrinkEssential soba and udonそばとうどんthe two traditional Japanese noodles
- Food & DrinkEssential takoyakiたこ焼きoctopus batter balls
- Food & DrinkEssential chanko nabeちゃんこ鍋the hearty hot-pot meal associated with sumo stables
- Food & DrinkEssential chirashi-zushiちらし寿司sushi rice topped or mixed with a variety of ingredients
- Food & DrinkEssential tonkatsuとんかつbreaded deep-fried pork cutlet
- Food & DrinkEssential furikakeふりかけa dry seasoning sprinkled over rice
- Food & DrinkEssential manjuまんじゅうthe steamed bun filled with sweet bean paste
- Food & DrinkEssential ramenラーメンChinese-style noodle soup, remade in Japan
- Food & DrinkEssential wasabiわさびJapanese horseradish grated from a fresh root
- Food & DrinkEssential ichiju sansai一汁三菜one soup and three dishes, the standard shape of a Japanese meal
- Food & DrinkEssential ekiben駅弁station lunch boxes
- Food & DrinkEssential kaiten-zushi回転寿司conveyor belt sushi