Japanese Culture

They say that there are about five million vending machines in Japan.

Founded in 1904, Itoya is a long-established stationery shop and a landmark in Ginza.

Karaoke is one of the most well-known national pastimes of Japan.

An estimated 500,000 people will cross the intersection each day in Shibuya.

Japan is a volcanic country, and so it has a lot of hot springs.

Zazen is a practice found in Zen, one kind of Buddhism.

The Ninjas that often appear in Japanese period dramas were undercover fighters who were active from the Sengoku period to the Edo period.

At first, castles were defensive bases, but later shoguns and samurai started living in them.

Kimonos are Japan's traditional national dress.

Don Quijote is probably the world’s only discount store that sells both Louis Vuitton bags and sex toys.

Kaiten-zushi is the term used for sushi on small plates that goes round on a conveyor belt.

Ameyoko is the name of a popular shopping street. It's about 400 meters long from JR Ueno Station to Okachimachi Station.

100 yen shops are shops in which all the products, such as foodstuffs and daily goods, are 100 yen.

Food samples are the plastic models of food that you see in glass cases outside restaurants.

Completed in 2012 at a height of 634 meters, Tokyo Skytree is the tallest building in Japan.

In contrast to Kyoto, which stands out for its beauty, in Nara visitors can feel the strength of Japan at that time as it attempted to "create a nation".

Umeboshi are a type of pickle made from ume (plums) fruits that are dried in the sun after being salted and soaked in ume vinegar.

Chawanmushi is a dish made by mixing various ingredients along with a beaten egg and dashi stock in a small bowl.

Chirashi-zushi is a type of sushi made by combining various ingredients with vinegared rice.

Rice has been an important part of the lives of Japanese people since ancient times.