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Hakata Dontaku Festival (Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture)
· The Hakata Dontaku Festival is one of the most celebrated festivals in Fukuoka Prefecture during Golden Week, happening every May 3 and 4.
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Fukubukuro: New Year's Shopping Season
2 min · · Japan has a traditional and unique way of welcoming the New Year which everyone looks forward to -- the Fukubukuro Season!
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Sado: The Way of the Tea
· One of the best countries to get tea is Japan. They consider tea as one of their most sacred products and they even have ceremony dedicated to making tea.
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Japan’s Favorite Foods for Christmas
2 min · · Here are the lists of the top 5 Christmas foods that Japanese enjoy during Christmas season.
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7 Contemporary Japanese Writers You Should Start Reading
2 min · · Japan is known for many things -- technology, cuisine, oddities, and literature being one of them as well. Its post-war literature is a very interest aspect in...
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Ohaguro: Geisha's beautiful set of black teeth
· Have you ever wondered why the Asians, particularly in Japan, Philippines, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand, blacken their teeth? While we are obsessed in teeth whit...
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Traditional Beyblades by Masaaki Hiroi
3 min · · Masaaki Hiroi is an 80-year-old Japanese toymaker in Japan. He is a fourth-generation craftsman in their family.
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The Woodblock Prints of Japan
· Japan is home to several traditional crafts which they are truly proud of. Some of the crafts included in the list are paper folding, cloth folding, and callig...
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9 Kinds of Japanese Traditional Masks
2 min · · From the various kinds of masks used in theatre, to the modern fashionable black masks, behind them are marks of the rich history and culture of the nation.
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12 Types of Yokai (Ghosts from the Japanese Folklore and Legend)
9 min · · Ghosts, apparitions, monsters, gnomes, wraith, doppelgangers, demons, spirits and fiends - all cause a feeling of both dread and fascination. The paranormal is...
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Swimming, the Way of the Samurai
3 min · · Swimming is Japan’s national forte. In the field of competitive swimming, Japan is a force to be reckoned with. For the samurai, being able to swim in heavy ...
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6 Creepy Japanese Urban Legends
5 min · · You've probably stumbled upon a previous article here about haunted places you can drop by in Japan. If you're looking for some new thrill or i...
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Top 10 Lucky Charms in Japan
3 min · · Their beliefs of the Japanese are inherited, and are under the influence of Buddhism and Hinduism, hence, the existence of engimono or lucky charms.
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7 Things you must know before plunging in an onsen
· Japan is the epitome of discipline when it comes to bathing in onsens or hot springs. Here are some rules when bathing in the onsen.
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BREAKING THE GLASS CEILING: Women in Sumo
2 min · · In sumo, the national dohyo is considered sacred which is why women are forbidden to play professionally. Sumo's amateur stage proves that women can actually b...
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Rules to remember: Chopsticks Etiquette and Table Manners
2 min · · Chopsticks may just be simple pieces of wood used for picking food, but using them wrongly while dining might put you into a memorable faux pas encounter.