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Seasons & NatureEssential tsubame no suツバメの巣the swallow nests built above shop entrances every spring

Seasons & NatureEssential kosa黄砂the yellow dust blown in from deserts on the Asian continent

Seasons & NatureEssential kazan to jishin火山と地震living on an unstable archipelago

Seasons & NatureEssential koyo紅葉autumn leaves, and going to look at them

Seasons & NatureEssential tsuyu梅雨the rainy season

Seasons & NatureEssential Fujisan to shinko富士山と信仰Mount Fuji and mountain worship

Seasons & NatureEssential moshobi猛暑日extreme summer heat in Japan

Onsen & BathEssential furoお風呂the Japanese home bath

Onsen & BathEssential kakeyuかけ湯rinsing yourself before entering the bath

Onsen & BathEssential taoru o yubune ni irenaiタオルを湯船に入れないthe rule that towels never go into the shared bathwater

Onsen & BathEssential onsen温泉a natural hot spring bath

Onsen & BathEssential onsen to mizugi温泉と水着why bathing nude, not in a swimsuit, is the norm at most onsen

Onsen & BathEssential ashiyu足湯foot baths

Onsen & BathEssential kashikiri-buro貸切風呂a small bath a ryokan rents out to one group at a time

Onsen & BathEssential otokoyu and onnayu男湯と女湯the separate men's and women's baths

Onsen & BathEssential yuatari湯あたりfeeling dizzy or unwell from soaking in hot spring water too long

Onsen & BathEssential yuagari湯上がりの一杯the drink after the bath

Onsen & BathEssential higaeri onsen日帰り温泉a day-use hot spring with no overnight stay

Onsen & BathEssential atsui furo o konomu bunka熱い風呂を好む文化the Japanese taste for baths hotter than most visitors expect

Onsen & BathEssential io no nioi硫黄のにおいthe rotten-egg smell of sulfur hot springs

Onsen & BathEssential rotenburo露天風呂open-air bath

PlacesEssential Kamakura no Daibutsu鎌倉の大仏the bronze Buddha that sits outdoors because its hall was destroyed

PlacesEssential Gion祇園と花街the old Kyoto quarter where geiko and maiko still work

PlacesEssential kyoto京都the capital for a thousand years, and how to explain it

PlacesEssential Kinkakuji金閣寺the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto

PlacesEssential Ginkakuji銀閣寺the Silver Pavilion in Kyoto, which has no silver on it

PlacesEssential Harajuku and Omotesando原宿と表参道the youth fashion street and the tree-lined avenue beside it

PlacesEssential Itsukushima Jinja厳島神社the shrine built over the sea, with a torii gate standing in the water

PlacesEssential Hiroshima to Heiwa Kinen Koen広島と平和記念公園the park in the middle of Hiroshima built where the city was destroyed

PlacesEssential Kokyo皇居と二重橋where the Emperor lives, on the site of Edo Castle

PlacesEssential Akihabara秋葉原the Tokyo district that went from radio parts to anime

PlacesEssential Shibuya sukuranburu kosaten渋谷スクランブル交差点the all-way pedestrian crossing outside Shibuya Station

PlacesEssential Shinjuku and Kabukicho新宿と歌舞伎町the world's busiest station and the entertainment district beside it

PlacesEssential Kiyomizudera清水寺the Kyoto temple with a wooden stage built out over a hillside

PlacesEssential Asakusa浅草the old temple district in eastern Tokyo

PlacesEssential osaka大阪the merchant city, and how it differs from Tokyo

PlacesEssential Tsukiji and Toyosu築地と豊洲the old fish market street and the new wholesale market

PlacesEssential Tokyo Tawa東京タワーthe red and white broadcasting tower built in 1958

PlacesEssential Todaiji東大寺と奈良の大仏the Nara temple housing a 15-meter bronze Buddha in a vast wooden hall

PlacesEssential Dotonbori道頓堀the canal-side street in Osaka with the running-man sign

PlacesEssential Nara Koen no shika奈良公園の鹿the wild deer that roam a city park in Nara

PlacesEssential Shirakawago白川郷the mountain village of steep thatched farmhouses

PlacesEssential Hakone箱根the hot spring area in the mountains west of Tokyo

PlacesEssential Himejijo姫路城the white castle in Hyogo, the best-preserved original keep in Japan

PlacesEssential Fujisan富士山Japan's highest mountain, an active volcano and a World Cultural Heritage site

PlacesEssential Fushimi Inari Taisha伏見稲荷大社the Kyoto shrine with thousands of vermilion torii gates up a mountain

PlacesEssential Meiji Jingu明治神宮the Tokyo shrine set in a forest that was planted from nothing

PlacesEssential Arashiyama嵐山the district of western Kyoto with the bridge, the temple garden and the bamboo path

Pop CultureEssential bui chubaVチューバーa performer who streams and posts videos as an animated character instead of showing their real face

Pop CultureEssential animeアニメJapanese animation

Pop CultureEssential karaokeカラオケsinging to a backing track

Pop CultureEssential kawaiiかわいいthe aesthetic of cuteness

Pop CultureEssential terebi gemuテレビゲームhome video games

Pop CultureEssential Doraemonドラえもんa cat-shaped robot from the future, star of a long-running children's manga and anime

Pop CultureEssential manga漫画Japanese comics

School LifeEssential randoseruランドセルthe boxy, rigid backpack most primary school children carry

School LifeEssential tokohan登校班children walking to school in groups

ShintoEssential omamoriお守りa protective charm from a shrine or temple

ShintoEssential sando参道the approach to a shrine

ShintoEssential sanpai no saho参拝の作法the two bows, two claps, one bow routine