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Menchi katsu is a popular side dish on par with croquette.

For shops, kanban (signboards) are an important landmark. Other objects that serve the same purpose that Japanese people are familiar with are noren (shop curtains with emblems), nobori (flags), and chochin (lanterns).

Tomioka Silk Mill in Gunma Prefecture was Japan's first large-scale machine-made silk factory that w

Omurice is one of the most well-known "Western foods" born in Japan between the Meiji and Taisho periods.

There is a range of yakatabune from small boats with a capacity of 10 people, to larger luxurious ships that can carry up to 100 people.

Ryoanji Temple, Tenryuji Temple, and Saihoji Temple are Zen temples in the area called Rakusai in Ky

When Japan moves into summer, festivals are held all over the country.

The Gion Matsuri, held over one month in July every year in Kyoto, is one of the three biggest festi

Fireworks festivals are a summer tradition in Japan and so when it becomes summer numerous fireworks

The Sendai Tanabata Festival held in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture from August 6th to 8th every yea

The Genbaku Dome is an atomic-bomb-damaged building in the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima City.

In the Edo period, the area near the present Asakusa was called Yoshiwara. It was home to a red-ligh

To make shabu-shabu, you cook vegetables and tofu in a hotpot filled with flavored broth, and dip thinly sliced pieces of meat into the broth. The meat and vegetables are eaten with ponzu or sesame sauce.

Kaiten-zushi is the term used for sushi on small plates that goes round on a conveyor belt.

Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture is one of the big cities that represents the Hokuriku region.

Yakushima is an island that floats in the sea off the southernmost tip of the mainland of Kyushu, ar

Jutting out into the Sea of Okhotsk, Shiretoko is the southernmost place in the world where drift ice can be seen.

Since ramen noodles came to Japan from China in the Meiji period, the Japanese have changed them very much.

Ochazuke is a quick and easy dish made simply by pouring Japanese tea over rice.

Akihabara is one part of Tokyo that has really changed a lot these days. 秋葉原は東京において、近年、その性格が劇的に変化した