When we visited Japan earlier this year, we visited the famous Jigokudani Monkey Park (which you can read more about here), a place where Japanese macaques bathe in natural hot springs. I thought it was pretty funny … [Read more...]
One of Japan's biggest cultural exports is its martial arts: karate, judo, aikido, kendo. Back before anime got really big, Japanese martial arts was one of the big draws that got Westerners saying “I wanna move to … [Read more...]
You can read about Japan for years and learn a lot about the country; but there's something missing if you can't hear and see those same things. That's why I love documentaries about Japan so much. They give you a look … [Read more...]
You'll see me write a lot about how Japan is a much more diverse country than people give it credit for, but people don't always belive me. There are actually huge cultural differences between different parts of Japan, … [Read more...]
Every Sunday we gather the week's weird and interesting Japanese news and present it to you in our Sunday News column. It might not always be hard-hitting news, but we hope that it still informs and entertains you. … [Read more...]
When the Tofugu team was in Japan earlier this year, Japan's safety measures (or lack thereof) astounded me. In the US, everything has to have a label and a warning, otherwise people will get hurt and sue the hell out of … [Read more...]