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Nutella in Japan
In Japan, Nutella ヌテラ is quite hard to find and sold in tiny pots at a prohibitive cost. It’s quite rare to run into Nutella in a konbini, but in major cities supermarkets, it can be found on ‘world food’ shelves. In … Read more
Osaka Castle
Like many castles in Japan, Osaka-jô (Osaka Castle) was rebuilt several times. Created during the 16th century, the last rebuilding of Osaka castle was in 1997 and its inside now has all modern conveniences. This is what explains this very modern glass railing, just next to the castle (see pictures below), which is an … Read more
Ginkakuji in Kyoto
Among the many temples to visit in Kyoto, people seem to prefer talking about Kinkakuji, instead of 银阁寺 Ginkakuji. Less flashy, it’s also very interesting in my opinion. Located in Higashiyama (northeast of the city), it’s easily accessible from the Philosopher’s Path. Built during the fifteenth century, it’s a Buddhist temple whose name is translated as ‘silver … Read more
AKB48 sells sexy
Female japanese-pop (jpop) groups have been taking serious blows for quite some time now, especially with the influx of Korean singers, who make the effort to sing in Japanese and to be very reactive in terms of regional marketing. But some … Read more
Takamatsu, Kagawa in Shikoku
I managed to organize a few days on Shikoku, the smallest of the four main islands of Japan, during my latest trip in Japan. I wanted to check Takamatsu, capital of Kagawa Prefecture, by myself. With its 400,000 inhabitants, the largest city … Read more
Golden Week, holidays in Japan
I’ve probably already talked about the Golden Week on Kanpai-Japan.com, but I wanted to get to the topic with more details. Hence, this dedicated article. Golden Week is a Japanese specificity, it corresponds to a sequence of several holidays during which all of Japan seems to be running in slow motion. Of course, local shops (such … Read more
27 April 2012 |
Posted in Japan travel guide, Japanese society
Tags : holidays in Japan
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Yamashiroya toy store
A short walk from JR Ueno Station in Tokyo (on the Yamanote subway line), is a store well known to all fans of Japanese popular culture, called Yamashiroya. This large store consists in 6 floors of toys and many products, … Read more
24 April 2012 |
Posted in Japanese popular culture
Tags : pictures from Japan, Tokyo
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