Yearly Archives: 2016
About the Shiba-Sakura festival
Cherry blossom is now finished in most parts of Japan (you may still enjoy hanami in Hokkaido). But there are always beautiful sceneries to be seen in Japan, whatever the season may be. If you are nostalgic of Sakura, you may enjoy the
To the attention of manga lovers
If you love manga and happen to draw manga yourself (even just as a hobby – no need to have been published (yet)), whether you are an aspiring mangaka or not, make sure to send your works to the International
Less and less children in Japan
As yet another evidence that demography is Japan is in trouble, the Japanese government announced on May 4 – on the eve of “Kids’ day” – that the number of children aged 14 or under in Japan fell. Not only is
About Onsen
When you ask a Japanese person what he/she enjoys the most, they often answer “going to onsens”. Onsens are hot springs. You can find them all over Japan. When Japanese have free time, they like going to resorts that have onsens. It