Anyone who plans to travel to Japan should decide in advance about the most cost-efficient way to travel while in the country. Fortunately, Japan’s national rail services offer rail, bus and ferry passes that help… Read More
Category: Lifestyle
The 10 Best Places for Tea Ceremony in Kyoto
Finding the Best Tea Ceremony Venues in Kyoto Tea ceremony in Japan is more than 1,000 years old and is an integral part of the nation’s cultural heritage. Tourists can locate tea houses that allow… Read More
The 10 Best Places for Tea Ceremony in Tokyo
The Smart Way to Do Tea Ceremony in Japan Attending a tea ceremony in Tokyo is a must-do event for any visitor. The country’s famous tradition dates back more than 1,000 years and is an… Read More
How to Make Ginger Tea (and Matcha-Ginger Tea)
Preparing a nice warm cup of ginger tea is an easy and healthy way to spend a few quiet minutes away from the worries of everyday life. Ginger packs plenty of nutritious advantages is relatively… Read More
Black Tea vs Green Tea: All You Need To Know
Black and green teas come from the same plant, camellia sinensis, but their cultivation, harvesting, processing and brewing methods can be quite different. In order to understand the full range of ways in which these… Read More
Everything You Need to Know about the Geisha of Japan
The geisha. Perhaps no other subject about Japan has been so obscured by myth, distorted by half-truths, and twisted by Hollywood films than the long, secretive and honorable culture of the geisha. The tiny fragment… Read More
Mindfulness – A Way Of Life
We spend most of our days on automatic pilot, either texting our friends or constantly checking our phones for notifications. We’re not present in our own lives and this means we could miss some really… Read More
Japanese Cultural Icons Who Changed the World
Japan exports much more than matcha tea, rice and automobiles. The geographically small Asian nation has given the world some of the most talented artists and cultural icons known to the human race. True giants… Read More
Try Your Hand at Haiku, Japan’s Traditional Poetry
In the mid-1600s, Japanese poets began experimenting with 17-syllable verses as stand-alone poems called hokku, later renamed as haiku. These classic writings have withstood the test of time and are now among Japan’s best-known contributions… Read More
Culture Immersion: Westerners Living in Japan
What happens to Westerners who reside in Japan on a long-term basis? Whether for business, academic or cultural study, there are many thousands of foreigners living in Japan at any given time. Foreigners who visit… Read More