What's the first thing you think of when you hear the words "American football?" Well, whatever it is, it probably isn't Japan. That being said, some of you may be surprised to learn that there's actually a decent … [Read more...]
Many of you may heard of 棒倒し (botaoshi, literal: knocking-over pole), one of many fine activities to come out of Japan. Is it as awesome as yukigassen or as dangerous as onbashira? How about a little of both? The best way … [Read more...]
Japan's pretty well known for its martial arts like karate, judo, kendo and sumo. These martial arts have been around for hundreds of years, are sometimes seen at the Olympics, and are taken very seriously A friend of mine … [Read more...]
When you think of Japan, you think of serene temples... succulent sushi... and horribly fluorescent light wrestling matches? Apparently now you can. I think that we can all agree that doing battle with fluorescent … [Read more...]