Do you know “Roadside station” that has been rapidly increased its numbers in recent Japan? It’s called “Michi-no-Eki (道の駅)” in Japanese. You might have seen it on the roadside when you drive. This time, we will talk about this “Michinoeki”…
Summer festival at Dazaifu-Tenmangu! Sentomyo and Nagoshi-odori.
Dazaifu-Tenmangu (太宰府天満宮) is the shrine local people often visit in Fukuoka. The ritual of “Nagoshi-Harae (夏越祓え)” takes place every year on July 24, 25 at this shrine. This shrine ceremony is carried out to celebrate the birth of *Sugawara-no-Michizane (菅原道真公)…
Do Japanese people really eat raw eggs? Japanese food custom and raw eggs.
Let’s say from the answer. Yes, we eat raw eggs on a daily basis. And we love it. This unique food custom in Japan which surprises other countries people is too ordinary for Japanese. It’s off the topic, but I…
Summer Tradition In Japan: Firefly Watching!
What do you remember as a seasonal tradition of summer in your country? Today, I’m going to talk about the firefly which is known as the seasonal tradition of the early summer in Japan. Not only a firefly watching, there…
Does this view really exist? Fantastic wisteria flower! Kawachi Fuji Garden (河内藤園) in Kitakyushu.
Kawachi wisteria garden, (Kawachi Fuji-en:河内藤園 in Japanese) which I’m going to introduce this time, became a popular place for a lot of tourists from both domestic and overseas in recent years. Although its presence is spread by SNS internationally, it…
Japanese traditional hotel 『Ryokan』 & one of the top three biggest hot springs for 『Bihada-美肌』(beautiful skin) in Japan, Ureshino hot springs.
In Japan, there are traditional hotels called “Ryokan-旅館” where we can feel the atmosphere of “Wa-和“. The “Ryokan” is neither a hotel (Western style hotel in this case) nor a guest house. Then what is the difference between them? This time…
Trying the live squid- Japanese traditional cuisine “Ikizukuri” in Yobuko.
Following the previous entry of Yobuko in Saga , this time I’m going to introduce the famous Yobuko squid cuisine. Yes, we cannot talk about Yobuko without squid. I visited the “Kawataro (河太郎)” Yobuko branch, which has the famous cuisine “Ikizukuri…
Seafood bargain! Yobuko Asaichi – One of the Japan’s three major morning markets.
There are several morning markets in Japan. I’ll introduce the Yobuko morning market (呼子朝市) in Saga prefecture Karatsu city (佐賀県唐津市) which many tourists visit as well as local people. What is Yobuko Asaichi? Yobuko Morning Market is famous as one…
Food that Japanese people eat on a daily basis – Natto (納豆).
Japanese food is said to be generally delicious and healthy. Speaking of well-known Japanese food in overseas are Sushi (寿司), Kaiseki cuisine (懐石料理) and such as Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き) or Ramen (ラーメン). Those dishes are also common cuisine that can be eaten…
One of Japan’s New Year event “Hatsumode” at Fukuoka Gokoku Shrine.
Japan has a lot of annual events, but “Hatsumode (初詣)” is one of the most important events in Japan. In Japan, people usually stay with the family around the New Year time. And when it comes to the beginning of…