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Have you ever had Okonomiyaki? Okonomiyaki is a popular pan-fried dish which consists of flour, egg, and cabbage. Selected toppings and ingredients are added which can vary greatly (anything from…

As a child, I grew up quite often being curious about Japan. I stumbled upon some anime films on SBS whilst very young and of course this unique language of…

Ramen is boiled noodles served in different flavoured soups with an array of toppings. Ramen is a very popular noodle dish in Japan and has become an international symbol of…

I will introduce my favourite poet from Senzaki in Yamaguchi. Her name is Misuzu Kaneko and she wrote over 500 poems in her short life from 1903 to 1930. Senzaki…

The humble toilet is something we all use – every day of every week of every year. It goes by many names, including the loo, the dunny, the crapper and…

Do you know your blood type?Just as fortune-telling such as horoscope or palmistry (palm reading), ‘fortune-telling by blood type’ has also become popular in Japan. I can say 99.9% of…

This summer we had a continues stream of hot weather. There is nothing better than an icy cold beer on a hot day!! ビール (Beer) is also very popular alcoholic…

In any country, a name may be one of the important elements of your personality. A name not only represents your identification, but sometimes affects the impression of your character.…

When you ask Japanese people what year it is, they will say 29. In Japan, they use their traditional dating system and this year is “Heisei 29nen”. (平成29年: ‘nen’ means…

Hello Everyone, During April I was lucky enough to travel throughout Japan. This also coincided with the famed cherry blossom season! It was my second time travelling through this beautiful…