In most major cities of the world, you'll find large, prestigious museums: the Museum of Natural History in New York City; the Louvre in Paris; the Smithsonian museums in Washington D.C. Then there are more offbeat, … [Read more...]
“Hai. Hai. Ah Sou!” Whether studying Japanese or not, most people (especially B-class ninja movie buffs) are familiar at very least with these common mockeries of the Japanese language. Although overstated to the point of … [Read more...]
Last week our good friend Hashi wrote about What To Drink When You're in Japan. His post focused exclusively on alcohol though, so what other delicious beverages can you drink in Japan if you're too young to drink or just … [Read more...]
Japanese culture has a lot of beliefs that don't always make much sense from a Western point of view. In Japan, drinking cold beverages is clearly bad for your health. One of the stranger assertions that you'll hear is … [Read more...]
Let's say you're visiting Japan, and you're over the age of 20, the country's drinking age. You sit down at a bar, izakaya, or restaurant with some friends and the moment of truth comes—what do you order? Everybody has … [Read more...]
There’s no doubt there are an abundance of cute characters in Japan. Japanese people love cute things, and will buy mountains merchandise to show off in their homes, use as supplies, or hang them as keychains to dangle … [Read more...]