2017 is the Year of the Rooster (toridoshi) in Japan (also translated as cock or chicken; the term denotes general barnyard fowl), the tenth year in the cycle of 12 signs from the Japanese (and originally Chinese) zodiac. The Year of the Rooster is...
This year\'s Kohaku Uta Gassen is the 67th installment of this long-running New Year\'s Eve institution, which is watched by millions of people around Japan.Kohaku is a male-vs-female singing face-off between famous entertainers in Japan run by... -
G Physique is an easy place to stop for a quickie as you bar hop your way around Osaka\'s main gay area, Doyama, but you may even find reason to linger here longer than planned.G Physique - the entranceThe crowd is primarily in their 20s to 30s,... -
The small temples of Kyoto are very interesting when you happen to stumble upon them, but usually they are not places to seek out on purpose. Meyami Jizo is different - I have often visited this small temple on Shijodori in Kyoto close to Gion with... -
Mantenzushi is offering good suhi in reasonable price, which is in Marunouchi Brick Square building near Tokyo Station.
Restaurant Name
Mantenzushi
Phone Number
03-6269-9100 (+81-3-6269-9100)
Address
Marunouchi brick... -
Meat Yazawa is a steak restaurant which directly managed from Yazawa Meat Corporation, the best ranked Black Wagyu meat packing corporation. Meat Yazawa mainly uses Ranked A5 Black Haired Wagyu, they serve the best conditioned and the highest... -
?????Napping in Public" In Japan, That?s a Sign of Diligence New York TimesJapan in record military spending amid Chinese tensions BBCSwipe right" \'Toilet paper\' for smartphones trialled in Japanese GuardianOkinawa gets largest... -
????GOCan you stand reading one more article about Pokemon Go" Please humor me and say yes. I promise, this will be short.I have an iPhone, but my daughter does not, so she uses my phone to play Pokemon Go. I get the benefits of sharing in the... -
As I wrote in my ?revious post about the seasonal events of December, the last month of the year is the season that traditionally the story of the Forty-Seven Ronin (also called Chushingura, "the Treasury of Loyal Retainers," after the title of... -
??LED??????????2016The season of illuminations is in full swing in Japan, but if you, like me, find most of them interesting but a little twee then I suggest you check out what Tokushima city over on Shikoku has on offer.The Tokushima LED Art... -
JR???????????????The Joban Line is a Japan Rail East railway that runs about 350 km from Tokyo through four prefectures: Chiba, Ibaraki, Fukushima and Miyagi up the east coast of Honshu to Sendai. Train services on the Joban Line were disrupted at... -
Hyakunin Isshu, Poem 24kono tabi wanusa mo toriaezuTamukeyamamomiji no nishikikami no mani mani???????????????????????????on my present journeyI couldn\'t bring sacred streamersto Offering Hillso perhaps this brocade of autumn leavesis to the... -
Well? I have visited Japan fourteen times now. Not meant as bragging, but as an indicator of how much I like the country. My Japanese blogger acquaintance who lives in Fukuoka says I should receive a medal from the Japanese Bureau of Tourism. ... -
Hyakunin Isshu, Poem 23tsuki mirebachiji ni mono kosokanashikerewaga mi hitotsu noaki ni wa aranedo   ????????????????????????????when I view the moonI feel the sadnessof a thousand thingsyet it is not autumnfor me aloneOe no Chisato (fl.... -
A general Japan guidebook can be great if you’re looking for general information on Japan travel.
But if you’re looking for more specialized, in-depth information, most guidebooks won’t cut it. That’s why we love these specialty Japan... -
