Butterflies are very popular insects in Japan and are symbols of springtime and marital bliss. They are popular motifs on kimono, yukata (light summer kimono) and clothing as they are believed to ...

Moving west, we come to Ehime Prefecture, which is also a part of the Shikoku region. Aoshima might be the most sparsely populated of Japan’s Cat Islands, with just 15 permanent residents compared to ...

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The history of origami is challenging to unfold, as any ancient pieces have long since disintegrated. Buddhist monks brought paper to both Korea and Japan from China around the sixth century. While it ...

Although you probably don’t have the image of island nation Japan as the home of any large dangerous animal, there are in fact two species of bear living here. The Asiatic black bear or “moon bear” as ...

Japanese society is often concerned with relative status in social relationships. Obviously, higher-ranking employees are considered higher status, but so are guests, those with more experience and ...

Human activity in Japan is estimated to trace back to around 30,000 B.C. While little is known of Japan’s earliest inhabitants, thanks to the introduction of Chinese writing in the fifth century, we ...

The 10th lord of this castle, Amawari Aji, is the last and best-known lord of Katsuren Castle. He's famous for fostering prosperous international trade, and many shards of Chinese pottery and tiles ...

A parallel with okama referring to a "girly" man, another kitchen tool is used for tomboys: onabe, which means cooking pot. Initially, this term was used for female prostitutes who dressed like men ...

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Chureito Pagoda is a 10-minute walk from Shimoyoshida Station on the Fujikyuko Line (roughly two hours from Shinjuku if you're starting in Tokyo). It's a journey of 398 steps up to reach the top, but ...

A suguki is the pickled version of a Japanese turnip called sugukina. While quite rare in the West, suguki is a typical tsukemono (pickled vegetable) of Kyoto, and it has a distinctive, plain, salty ...