Most visitors to Japan are curious about the culture, especially Japanese cuisine. One of the most common questions they have in mind is what do Japanese people eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
It’s a staple festival treat decorated with eye-catching designs & colors. But where did it come from?
Mikoshi, a common sight at festivals, are beautiful & intricate religious objects believed to contain the spirit of a shrine.
Tokyo’s Three Great Festivals of Edo are so named as they were initially held when the city was still called Edo (1603-1868).
Raku ware is a form of traditional Japanese ceramics. Raku pottery is most often seen in the form of chawan tea bowls (Japanese tea bowls), the bowls used in Japanese tea ceremonies.
These traditional Japanese sweets are a local specialty which were developed on the island itself. With red bean filling, they are in the same family as snacks like taiyaki or dorayaki. However, with a cake-like texture and an adorable leaf design, momiji manju are a must-try if you visit Hiroshima.
Shikuwasa limes, also called citrus depressa, are a citrus fruit grown on the island of Okinawa and one of the island prefecture’s must-try foods.
Unlike matcha, or powdered japanese green tea, sencha is a Japanese green tea made by infusing whole tea leaves in hot water after they are processed. In this article we will look into the benefits and side effects of sencha.
Okinawa is a tropical prefecture with an incredibly rich & diverse culture. Explore some of the highlights here.
Learn the difference between Japanese & Okinawan traditional dress, then take our quiz!
Taiyaki, a popular Japanese pastry designed with the features of a cartoonish fish, are a traditional Japanese snack that has been enjoyed in Japan for over a century. Read on to learn all about taiyaki and why it is one of the top street foods in Japan and abroad!
Okinawan brown sugar is boiled for hours to produce a thick, dark syrup, used for culinary & medicinal purposes.
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