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Before you travel

Before you travel

Japanese insects

Before getting on the plane, be sure you're ready to face the crawling and flying critters that ...

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A shinkansen train in tokyo station

The new spring JR Passes

From the 1st of April 2016, new regional JR passes are on sale, for the delight of foreign travelers.

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Living in a Japanese house

Let's discover the customs and different uses of the rooms in a Japanese house.

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Chopsticks at the ready!

Chopsticks at the ready!

Eating Japanese crab

Discover the different types of crab you can try in Japan, and how they are prepared and eaten.

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Kawaii cakes and sweets

Japanese gastronomy: kawaii sweets are very popular in Japanese bakeries and specialty cake shops.

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Different types of sushi

Sushi is the most famous Japanese dish, one that comes in a multitude of different forms that go ...

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Films to see & see again

Films to see & see again

Your Name, by Makoto Shinkai

The biggest hit of the Japanese box office in 2016, "Your Name" is the fourth film by Makoto Shinkai, ...

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Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011) ...

This film by David Gelb shows the workings of a small sushi restaurant hidden in Ginza, Tokyo.

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The Director Sunao Katabuchi and the voice actress of Suzu, the hero of in this corner of the world.

In this Corner of the World ...

In this Corner of the World tells the story of Suzu, before and after the catastrophe of Hiroshima ...

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Read Japan

Read Japan
Distant Neighborhood Taniguchi

Distant Neighborhood

The aesthetics of the author artfully depicts the passing of time and a future that moves ever closer, ...

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Noir fiction: Japanese thrillers

What should you read while traveling in Japan? Apart from the classics or the inevitable Haruki ...

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5 Japanese Authors to Know

Japan is a land of literature, from its origins with Genji Monogatari. There is nothing better than ...

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Some vocabulary

Some vocabulary

Japanese writing

Japanese writing, adapted from Chinese characters, fascinates with its kanji, hiraganas and katakana.

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Kanji

Ideograms borrowed from Chinese, kanji allow a simplified understanding of the language but require ...

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Hiragana and Katakana

If you want to start learning Japanese but don't know where to start, the answer is simple: with ...

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The history of Japan

The history of Japan

The 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games

The 1964 Olympic Games were an opportunity for Japan to recover from the devastation of the Second ...

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Yubari

Once a great mining town, Yubari suffered from the energy transition away from coal and lost 90% ...

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The Shinkansen

The Shinkansen, the Japanese high speed train, is one of Japan's great technological post-war successes. ...

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Understanding Japan

Understanding Japan

Rules to follow on Japanese ...

Here are some rules to follow on the trains or subway in Japan as a tourist.

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Symbols of summer in Japan

It's not the sun or sea that symbolizes summer in Japan. For the Japanese, wind chimes, goldfish ...

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Important Cultural Properties ...

Japan's Important Cultural Properties consist of Japanese objects and buildings of historical or ...

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Visiting Japan

Visiting Japan

The best Japanese winter scenery

Snow-capped Mount Fuji, a traditional mountain village, a beautiful Japanese garden or monkeys bathing ...

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The best winter rotenburo

A rotenburo is an outdoor hot spring bath. In winter, surrounded by snow, the experience is even ...

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Yukata and Jinbei: dressing ...

Yukata and Jinbei are traditional clothes adapted to the warmth of Japanese summer. They're also ...

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