Transportation Green Cars on the Shinkansen Kim The green car on shinkansen is a little more expensive than the standard cars, but they offer more spacious seats, more legroom,..
Culture Blessing of the Yamabushi Featured After a traumatic injury at school, 12-year old Satoshi falls into emotionally difficult times. In an effort to figure out how she..
Culture Roses in Japan Elena Lisina The rose in Japan is not as popular as other flowers of the country, but the world's first "blue rose" was grown in Japan. The..
Culture Ime Shrine Gaurav Raja Dahal This shrine enshrines 3 main deities: Uke Mochi no Kami: The goddess of food, Ame no Uzume no Mikoto: The goddess of dawn, mirth,..
Culture The Legends of Sakura Elena Lisina For the Japanese, blooming sakura represesnts the transience and fragility of life. A person lives his life in the same way as a..
Cookpad Cookbook Sherilyn Siy Cookpad, Japan's largest recipe sharing service, has culled some of their best and most popular recipes from their website into..
Culture Lighting Up Yokohama's Past Emi Takahata The first gas lamp in Japan lit up in Yokohama's Bashamichi in 1872. This article explains how the local community, the Bashamichi..
Activities Seeking Relaxation in the Forest in Japan Alena Eckelmann Japan’s National Parks and so-called Recreational Forests are located in the National Forests of Japan. There are also many ce..