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FolkloreStandard darumaだるまthe round wish doll with no eyes

FolkloreStandard kaidan怪談Japanese ghost stories

FolkloreStandard oni鬼the horned ogre of Japanese folklore

FolkloreStandard kitsune to Inari狐と稲荷why shrines are guarded by foxes

FolkloreStandard teso手相Japanese palm reading

FolkloreStandard morishio盛り塩the small cone of salt placed at an entrance

FolkloreStandard tsuru to kame鶴と亀symbols of long life

FolkloreStandard hamaya破魔矢the arrow you buy at New Year

FolkloreStandard yokai妖怪Japanese supernatural creatures

FolkloreStandard ryu龍the East Asian dragon

Food & DrinkStandard anpanあんぱんthe sweet bean bun that made bread Japanese

Food & DrinkStandard odenおでんa winter stew of fish cakes, daikon and eggs

Food & DrinkStandard konnyakuこんにゃくa jelly-like food made from a starchy tuber

Food & DrinkStandard gotochi gurumeご当地グルメlocal specialty foods, and the towns that market them

Food & DrinkStandard somenそうめんvery thin cold noodles

Food & DrinkStandard taiyakiたい焼きfish-shaped cake with bean paste

Food & DrinkStandard champonちゃんぽんthe Nagasaki noodle dish invented for Chinese students

Food & DrinkStandard dorayakiどら焼きtwo small pancakes with sweet red bean paste between them

Food & DrinkStandard monjayakiもんじゃ焼きthe runny Tokyo griddle dish you eat straight off the hotplate

Food & DrinkStandard onsen tamago温泉卵the egg cooked the other way around

Food & DrinkStandard kaiseki ryori懐石料理the formal multi-course meal, and the two different things called kaiseki

Food & DrinkStandard amazake甘酒the sweet rice drink, with and without alcohol

Food & DrinkStandard kissaten喫茶店the old-style Japanese coffee shop

Food & DrinkStandard ehomaki恵方巻the uncut sushi roll eaten facing a set direction at Setsubun

Food & DrinkStandard sansai to kinoko山菜ときのこwild vegetables and mushrooms from the mountains

Food & DrinkStandard shochu焼酎a distilled Japanese spirit

Food & DrinkStandard ishiyakiimo石焼き芋sweet potatoes roasted in hot stones, sold from a truck

Food & DrinkStandard dagashi駄菓子the cheap sweets children buy with their own money

Food & DrinkStandard dango団子rice flour dumplings on a skewer

Food & DrinkStandard chawanmushi茶碗蒸しsavory steamed egg custard

Food & DrinkStandard tsukemono漬物Japanese pickles served alongside rice

Food & DrinkStandard nanban-gashi南蛮菓子the sweets the Portuguese brought in the 1500s

Food & DrinkStandard umeboshi梅干しsalted pickled plums

Food & DrinkStandard umeshu梅酒plum liqueur, the drink many Japanese households make at home

Food & DrinkStandard mugicha麦茶cold barley tea

Food & DrinkStandard miso dengaku味噌田楽tofu or vegetables on skewers, grilled with sweet miso

Food & DrinkStandard meika to miyagegashi銘菓と土産菓子the local sweets people buy as souvenirs

Food & DrinkStandard hiyashi chuka冷やし中華the cold noodle dish that appears for one season only

Food & DrinkStandard wagashi和菓子traditional Japanese sweets

HistoryStandard senkyuhyaku rokujuyo nen no Tokyo Orinpikku1964年の東京オリンピックthe games that announced Japan's recovery

HistoryStandard kaido and shukuba街道と宿場the Edo highways and their post towns

HistoryStandard kokuho to juyo bunkazai国宝と重要文化財how Japan designates what it protects

HistoryStandard jokamachi城下町a town laid out around a castle

HistoryStandard ninja忍者the covert agents of feudal Japan

Home & LivingStandard wan eru di ke1LDKhow Japanese floor plans are labeled

Home & LivingStandard yunitto basuユニットバスthe Japanese bathroom layout

Home & LivingStandard irori囲炉裏the open hearth sunk into the floor

Home & LivingStandard amado雨戸sliding storm shutters

Home & LivingStandard oshiire押し入れthe deep sliding-door closet

Home & LivingStandard fusuma and shoji襖と障子the sliding paper doors of a Japanese house

Home & LivingStandard katori senko蚊取り線香mosquito coil

Home & LivingStandard sotoboshi外干しdrying laundry and futons outdoors

Home & LivingStandard kawara yane瓦屋根the tiled roof

Home & LivingStandard tataki玄関のたたきthe sunken entryway floor where shoes come off

Home & LivingStandard gasshozukuri to kayabuki合掌造りと茅葺きthe steep thatched farmhouses of the snow country

Home & LivingStandard shichirin七輪the small portable charcoal grill

Home & LivingStandard shuno to katazuke収納と片づけliving well in a small space

Home & LivingStandard tokonoma床の間the alcove in a tatami room

Home & LivingStandard uchimizu打ち水sprinkling water on the ground to cool the air

Home & LivingStandard danbo kigu暖房器具how Japanese homes are heated