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Last Saturday (February 15, 2014) was the annual 裸祭り (Hadaka Matsuri – Naked Festival) at the 西大寺 (Saidai-ji : Saidai Temple) in Okayama！
This festival happens on the third Saturday in February. This year (2014) it was held …
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Today we found these pictures of a kitty かるた (karuta) battle online!
かわいい！ (>ω<)♥(>ω<)
Have you ever heard of かるた (karuta)? It’s a Japanese card game that uses poems from the famous Japanese anthology 小倉百人一首 (Ogura Hyakunin …
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Do you like stamps? Japanese people love stamps, so there are many kawaii stamps available in Japan!
Stamp in Japanese is スタンプ (sutanpu).
If you are still struggling to think of a unique Christmas gift for your friends …
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Have you ever made おにぎり (onigiri)? They are a very common part of Japanese bento boxes!
Making Onigiri by hand without any tools is kind of difficult. Luckily, Japan has many easy to use, kawaii onigiri tools!
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How was your Halloween? Although Halloween isn’t traditionally celebrated in Japan, it has started to become more popular in the past several years.
This year’s Halloween in Shibuya (Tokyo) was crazy! Check out these pictures of Halloween in Shibuya!…
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Do you know how to use chopsticks (◕ω◕) ? Chopsticks in Japanese are called 箸 (はし – hashi) or お箸 (おはし – ohashi)
There are many different kinds of 箸 (hashi – chopsticks) in Japan including traditional …
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Have you ever heard of TOPPO?
It is like Pocky turned inside out! \(>ω<)/☆
☆Double Berry Pannacotta Toppo☆
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Have you ever heard of PRETZ?
Made by Glico, the same company that brought us Pocky, PRETZ is a popular Japanese pretzel snack that comes in a variety of flavors!
Potato …
Are you familiar with the word 弁当(べんとう: Bentō) (>ω<)?
弁当(べんとう: Bentō) means lunchbox in Japanese♥
A traditional bento consists of rice, fish or meat, and one or more pickled or cooked vegetables, usually in a box-shaped container☆
But you …
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We have been getting a lot of questions lately about how to type in Japanese on your computer! So, we decided to share the instructions for both windows and mac users with you all so that you can type …
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Today we want to introduce you to 暖簾 (のれん – noren) – Japanese doorway curtains! You may have seen them in pictures or movies!
暖簾 (のれん – noren) are traditionally used by shops and restaurants to protect from …
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