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Japanese society
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
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 |
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Tags : holidays in Japan
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The fastest sushi chef in Japan!
Here is a short video filmed inside a ‘kaiten-zushi’ restaurant in Shinjuku, Tokyo during my latest trip to Japan last summer. This concept, known in the West as ‘sushi bars’ or ‘conveyor belt sushi’, offers to sit around the kitchen while the chefs prepare small plates of sushi, sashimi and … Read more
Japanese desserts and sweets
You might think that Japanese food and society don’t leave much room for desserts: cakes, sweets, candies and such. Perhaps because a large majority of Japanese people are very slim. Yet the Japanese are quite greedy and very inventive in their production of desserts. Here are a few pictures I took during my … Read more
27 March 2012 |
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Tags : Japanese cuisine, pictures from Japan
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10 reasons why you must travel in Japan
Since the events of March 11 last year (M9 earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster), the number of people traveling to Japan fell sharply. Tourism in Japan fell by almost 28% in 2011. Here are 10 reasons why you have … Read more
Japanese flag
There are some errors of interpretation and knowledge about the Japanese flag, hence this post. In Japanese language, a flag is called 旗 hata. The flag of Japan is called 日の丸 (の旗) hi no maru (no hata), which means ‘(flag … Read more
Sakura : a guide to Japanese cherry blossom
Sakura / 桜 is the Japanese word which refers both to the Japanese cherry trees and their flowers. This species called ‘prunus serrulata‘ (in latin) doesn’t produce cherries. The Sakura have a very strong presence in the Japanese society and … Read more
16 March 2012 |
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Tags : pictures from Japan
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