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納豆　Natto

22nd February – 如月 Fermented soy beans, mix with sauce. It has strong smell and makes white tenacious strings when mixing. Proportion of people liking and hating Natto might be 50:50 Have you ever tried this smelly, sticky Japanese soul food called Natto? This food can clearly separate people who likes and hates. Natto hasContinue reading “納豆　Natto”

　日本のトイレ　（Japanese Bathroom）

21st February – 如月 Japan has got very weird and different but useful things in their daily living. One of the example can be the bathroom, toilet. It is famous that Japan has the squat style toilet called 和式トイレ (Washiki toire). Many non-Japanese people confuse how to use this types of toilet, but nowadays, thereContinue reading “　日本のトイレ　（Japanese Bathroom）”

ロリィタファッション（Lolita Fashion）

20 thFebruary　‐　如月 The cute clothes with frills, laces, ribbons like a dolls fashion. Minimize skin exposure to make it look like a little girls. Have you ever seen people wearing this doll alike clothes in Harajuku? This style is know as ロリィタファッション and girls and ladies aged around 20th to 30th enjoy getting attention fromContinue reading “ロリィタファッション（Lolita Fashion）”

メイド喫茶（Meido Kissa）Maid Cafe

19th February – 如月 A type of Cafe where staff girls imitate servant (maid) and treat customers as their master and provide service. Many Maid Cafes exist in Akihabara, Tokyo. Usually under 18 years old cannot visit there. Probably many people who have searched about Japan encounter this types of shop, Maid cafe has varietyContinue reading “メイド喫茶（Meido Kissa）Maid Cafe”

18th February – 如月

ラーメン　- Ramen The noodle dish including Chinese style noodle, soup with some ingredients. In Japan, there are various types of ramen depending on the region and heaps shops are making it better and better to be able to survive in the competition. *Just a reminder all the photos are not belong to the author, fromContinue reading “18th February – 如月”

17th February – 如月

マスク – Mask Because of the Corona virus around the world, masks have been a hot topic and the supply shortage has been a big problem at the moment. In Japan, wearing masks is not a new thing and moreover, many people in Japan wear masks all season even there are no viruses or flues.Continue reading “17th February – 如月”

16th February – 如月

日本の迷信　（Nippon no Meishin）‐　Japanese Superstition <<<Those might help your life better!>>> There are various superstitions in Japan, not only negative ones as I explained in last blog but also the positive ones. Today’s blog is about the superstitions which have happy meaning! 蛇の抜け殻を財布に入れておくと、お金がたまる If you put the cast‐off skin of a snake, you won’t have troubleContinue reading “16th February – 如月”

15th February – 如月

日本の迷信　（Nippon no Meishin）　‐　Japanese Superstition <<<Try to avoid those actions!>>> Just like the all other countries have their own superstition, Japan have many too! There are weird but interesting superstitions told from long time ago. Today’s blog, I would like to introduce the negative ones and then tomorrow the positive ones! 夜に爪を切ると、親の死に目に会えない If you cut yourContinue reading “15th February – 如月”

14th February – 如月

バレンタインデー　- Valentine’s Day Valentine’s day is celebrated around the world – Also in Japan! However, Japanese celebrate this day differently and have own culture. First of all, Valentine’s day generally is about expressing love. This part is the same as the other countries, but for Japanese case, it is the day that girls confess loveContinue reading “14th February – 如月”

13th February – 如月

血液型　（Ketsuekigata）-　Blood type Do you know what blood type you are? Most Japanese knows their own blood type and moreover they believe that the characteristic of each person can depend on blood type. There are many fortune-telling based on blood type in Japan and even in the end of TV news, some shows include today’s luckyContinue reading “13th February – 如月”