Photos studio in the historical Arashiyama neighborhood offers a makeover/photo package you won’t find anywhere else.
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Farewells can be sad, but in a Japanese business saying good-bye can be a pain because of the country’s elevator etiquette.
Tongue-in-cheek explanation says that men’s love of breasts means they don’t have the mental fortitude required to win in co-ed competition.
Travel-broadened Japanese Twitter users share their stories of culture shock and pleasant surprises.
Japan’s traditional art of paper-folding turns out to be useful in the kitchen too.
Kodo drummers help modern technology blend with one of Japan’s most traditional instruments.
Want to make katana for a living? Hope you don’t mind not getting paid a single yen for the next five years.
Join us as we attempt to unravel the cultural enigma of the chicken-eel that goes “Mooooooo!!”
Full array of 366 hana komon, each with its own associated meaning and symbolism, is on offer.
Chairman singles out two aspects of Japanese traditional culture that people of other nations “wouldn’t understand.”
One of Japan’s most beautiful and important katana is proving popular with history buffs and young ladies alike.
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