Infomation of Japan

Bicycle for kids In Japan, we buy bicycles for children at quite a few households. By the age of about 13 when ride on an adult bicycle, we give about 12 inches and 18…

Sashiko ”Sashiko” is one of the embroidery to enjoy the seams of Japanese design patterns. Make a dish cloth by hand-stitching "Sashiko" on a thin piece of cotton blea…

Left-handed and calligraphy Left-handed people often are not said to reform it to be right-handed now a day. During growing up with tools, for instance a spoon, chop…

Sota Fujii Sota Fujii, a shogi player, made his debut as a professional shogi player of a junior high school student at the age of 14 years and 2 months in 2016. He …

Starry sky in summer The Milky Way runs in the middle of the summer night sky. There are a total of 15 first-class stars that you can be seen in Japan, and in the summ…

Who is your admirable person? Before, you often were asked who you respect. Instead of that question, recently you are inquired "Who do you admire?" The difference i…

Firefly It's good timing to see fireflies from June to July. It's often seen along the waterside, around 8pm to 9pm, on a rainless, windless day. A clean and gentle…

Trivia about Governor's election The 2020 election of Governor of Tokyo is scheduled to be announced on June 18 and voted on July 5. In the previous election held …

Biscuits, cookies and sables In the United States, baked goods are generally called cookies, in the United Kingdom they are called biscuits, in France they are called…

Distribute tablets to all elementary and junior high school students The idea that textbooks would replace tablets has been around for a long time. Due to Corona's …

Japanese lecture "Sugomori" ”Su" is a bird's nest. ”Komori" means being stuck for a long time. "Sugomori" expresss spending much time only at house "nest". In order…

Chilled jelly is solidified by gelatin or agar. Jelly made by gelatin is so smooth and mellow. Cool it in the refrigerator and harden it, but if you put it in a warm…

The difference between bavarois, mousse, panna cotta and pudding. These sweets are soft, smooth and delicious. What's the difference of them? Bavarois is used egg y…

The shamisen is one of the Japanese traditional instrument. Three strings are stretched along a long and narrow rod called a "sao", and the sound resonates in a box cov…

The Prado Museum. A Collection of Wonders (2019) This movie introduces The Prado Museum in Madrid in Spain, to celebrate its 200th anniversary after its foundation i…

Bunraku Bunraku is one of Japan’s representative traditional performing arts. It was designated a World Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 2003. Bunraku is p…

Coin laundry,　a coin-operated laundry,　a laundromat This is a shared space with coin-operated several washing and drying machines. When you cannot use your washing m…

Washing clothes Many households in Japan wash their clothes daily. Of course, there are people who live alone and have little laundry, so some don't wash them every da…

Exceptional holidays in 2020 In Reiwa 2 (2020), the holidays will be changed to July 23 for "Sea Day", July 24 for "Sports Day" and August 10 for "Mountain Day" along…

Today April 29 is a national holiday and its name is "Showa no hi", means the day of "Showa". "Showa" is the name of one time in the calendar unique to Japan in which…

History of infectious diseases In the history of humanity, people had repeatedly suffered from the pandemic of infectious diseases many times. The plagues in the mid…

Old Japanese unit system Length 　　Sun　　1寸＝About 3 cm 　　　　The old story of “Isunboushi“ is famous in Japan. It is a story that a boy of about "1-sun", about 3 cm h…

Handmade mask Now, the new coronavirus is a global threat, and we are refraining from going out. However, when going out unavoidably, you should put mask on you and…

New corona pneumonia New corona pneumonia is a serious condition in various parts of the world. It is important to identify potential places of the virus following t…

The name of an era The era name is the Japanese original year name. In recent years, it became one era name in one Emperor generation, and the name of the era name ch…

"IKIGAI" in Japanese means the worth, pleasure and satisfaction to live for your life, seems to be thought over in the world. A lot of people from ancien…

The vehicle license plate of the car is issued at the Land Transport Bureau in each place. There are region name, vehicle type and number of the car on white…

The problem of illicit acceptance in the entrance examination of the medical school. In the entrance examination of the medical school, it turned out that…

It was discovered that the manufacturer of earthquake-resistant construction has been tampering the strength data and constructing tall buildings. {%最…

Toyosu Market is opened on October 11, 2018. The new Toyosu Market is expected to smoothen market operations by providing larger space and modern infrast…

If you did not have menstruation or you thought that you might be pregnant, you go to the obstetrics and gynecology department and consult a doctor. Recentl…

The President's election of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan LDP is now the largest ruling party in Japan, in other words, the LDP’s president is the Prime Minis…

The time that nursery schools and kindergartens start to recruit new children who enter from April next year has come. You first get an application seeing t…

I saw hurricane news in USA. It was horrible power. I am glad that you did not suffer any damage. The typhoons in Japan also cause gr…

Yuinou is a ceremony that carries out engagement with both houses. Although the content of ceremony differs for each generation, the region, family opinio…

Warabi-mochi is a summer cool sweet. Ingredient is Warabe flour; you dissolve it with water, cook it mixing well at medium heat until it becomes transparent, put it in …

Shaved ice is a summer sweet. It is a cold sweet same as ice cream, jelly, Warabi-mochi and so on together. Shave the frozen ice by the exclusive mchi…

TOKOROTEN is a traditional dessert that has been eaten since long ago in Japan. Even saying desserts, it is not sweet but sour. And if you cool …

AMAZAKE is a drink that has been drunk from ancient Japan. Materials are rice, rice Koji or sake cake, and water. Nutritional ingredients r…

Soft drinks are also on sale in summer are such as iced coffee, iced tea, soda, fruit juice, lactic acid drink and milk drinks, "AMAZAKE" and so on. "AMAZ…

There is the Japanese word "Gyouzui" that is obsolete. It was used as a "You take a gyouzui like a crow" to people coming out of the bath in a short time. {…

Everyone is warming the earth. The Japanese archipelago continues to suffer intense heat around 38 degrees. There is a danger warning of becomi…

Ukiyo-e is a woodblock print of Japanese popular art which were produced before about two to three hundred years. Their subject matters are female beauties, …

Dharma is a rounded shape ornament that have legless, armless and neckless doll. They have the weight on the base so they will always sit up again by itself even they …

Cosplay is an activity in which people enjoy wearing costumes and putting on makeup to imitate modern characters from animation, games and manga. It was …

You would often see an ornamental cat with a raised paw at shops. It is good-luck talisman that shop’s owner expresses the feeling of welcoming customers and hopes to …

Create and sell Line stickers 　This time, make basic greeting stickers using own photos simply. 　Using app is “LINE Creators Studio”.　https://creator.line.me/en/stud…

I was surprised that the exchange fee at the bank is expencive. In Japan there is a custom to give cash for the celebration. At that time, we pass the new bills with i…

Slime, Stuffed Dolls, Dragon Quest, Handmade, Paper Pattern ドラゴンクエストの人気キャラクター、スライムを作ってみましょう。 出来上がりの大きさ 高さ　１7 cm 幅　　１５cm 材料 　ブルーのジャージ（綿か合成繊維との混紡）　３０cm×５０cm …

死ぬと日本ではほぼ全員の人が火葬されます。 その灰や骨をお墓に埋蔵します。 Almost all people in Japan are cremated when they die. We bury the ashes and bones in the grave. 家でも仏壇を置いて亡き人に手を合わせます。 そして毎月…