Golden week in Japan
Have you ever heard of the term "Golden Week"? It's a Japanese word that refers to a big holiday in May. Let's take a look at the Golden Week holidays…
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06/05/2021
Kodomo no hi/ Children’s day
Today, May 5, is Children's Day in Japan. In many countries around the world, November 20th is designated as World Children's Day, but in Japan, unlike that, today is Children's…
05/05/2021
What is this dish?
People outside Japan are often surprised to know that less than 10 percent of Japanese households make sushi, especially nigiri-zushi (Nigiri). Nigiri-zushi is something that people go out to eat…
03/05/2021
Why is water-brewed tea recommended?
What kind of drinks do you usually drink? Although the amount of sugar consumed by people live in Norway is decreasing, we still see a lot of people drinking sweet…
22/04/2021
Enjoy the arrival of spring with organic salted cherry blossoms
Cherry blossoms are a special flower for Japanese people. In spring, we see a lot of cherry blossom-based foods and cute products with cherry blossom motifs in Japan. Even at…
31/03/2021
Hina matsuri – Dolls/girls festival –
Hina Matsuri is an event to pray for the healthy growth of girls. It is also called "Momo no Sekku" (Peach Festival), and people decorate hina dolls, cherry blossoms, peach…
02/03/2021
Tofu Making and Other Soybean Cooking Recommendations
In Japan, soybeans are a very important source of protein, so that they are called the meat of the field. For this reason, a variety of soy products are easily…
09/02/2021
Setsubun – Seasonal division –
Tomorrow (February 2nd) is a day called Setsubun. The word Setsubun has the meaning of "dividing the seasons". This year, for the first time in 37 years, the day of…
31/01/2021
Hojicha ice cream
Seriously, this is surprisingly delicious Hojicha ice cream. Currently I have inexplicably craving Japanese sweets mainly because now it is appetite-autumn (Japanese way of saying). Unfortunately, this situation, however, does…
16/10/2020
Hakusan Toki
What kind of Japanese pottery/porcelain do you know? Arita? Mino? Hagi? Bizen? In Japan, there are many different kinds of pottery and porcelain products from all over the country, and…
07/10/2020