The mochi is a well known Japanese rice cake which is composed of glutinous rice that is pounded into paste and is molded into various shapes. In the country, the mochi is created in a ceremony which is known as mochitsuki. Mochi is also known as the traditional food for the Japanese New Year. It [...]
New Year means new ways of life and improvement of lifestyle from the previous year. On January 1, the Japanese celebrate this significant day and consider the event as among the most significant annual festivals in the country. During this day, people from Japan usually eat a special selection of dishes and they call this [...]
The yuletide season entails sharing, loving, commemoration of the good time that the family has spent together and most especially great food. In Japan, the Christmas cake is served for this special occasion. This is a kind of fruitcake that is characterized as light or dark, crmbly-moist to sticky wet and it can be stuffed [...]
A city in the central part of the island of Honshu, Japan, Kyoto has a total population of about 1.5 million. It formerly serves as the imperial capital of Japan and it is the capital of Kyoto Prefecture. It sits atop a big natural water table which provides the city with ample freshwater wells. Kyoto’s [...]
Welcome to Osaka, a city in Japan which is situated in at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay. It serves as the capital of Osaka Prefecture and it is often dubbed as the second city of Japan. Osaka historically happens to be the commercial capital of the country and it is also [...]
It is known as the Japanese coming-of-age ceremony, Seijin Shiki is held annually during the second Monday in January and a lot of Japanese people do celebrate it in different ways. Its festivities include ceremonies which are held at the local and prefecture offices and there are also parties celebrated by families and friends to [...]
Wondering what the word means? Well, Shichi-Go-San is simply a traditional rite of passage and also a festival day in Japan for three and seven year-old girls and three and five year-old boys. It is annually done on November 15. Japanese people say that it is not a national holiday but is generally celebrated on [...]
Well known as the Japanese traditional custom of viewing the beauty of flowers, Hanami means cherry blossoms. It is said that usually in late March to early May sakura bloom all throughout the country. In the present time, hanami means that there will be an outdoor party beneath the sakura every daytime and also at [...]
Tanabata is a famous Japanese star festival which means “Evening of the seventh†and it is taken from Obon traditions and the Chinese star festival which is known as Qi Xi. It is celebrated on July 7 and people celebrated the meeting of Orihime and Hikoboshi. Tanabata celebration varies from region to region and most [...]
Known as a Japanese Buddhist holiday, Bon or O-bon is a celebration to honor the departed spirits of one’s ancestors. It evolved into a family reunion holiday where people from big cities come home to their towns and visit the graves of their ancestors. It is traditionally a dance festival which existed in the country [...]