Takoyaki is a specialty of Osaka that is just as famous as okonomiyaki.

Kabuki is a traditional Japanese performing art that features music, dance, and drama.

Osechiryori is the food that everyone eats during oshogatsu in Japan. 日本でのお正月に欠かせない料理が、おせち料理です。

The Ninjas that often appear in Japanese period dramas were undercover fighters who were active from the Sengoku period to the Edo period.

In addition to sashimi and sushi, there are various ways of eating and preparing fish, such as grilling, boiling, salting, fermenting, drying, smoking, and pulping into a paste.

The tea ceremony is a traditional way of serving tea and entertaining guests.

Sanrio Puroland in Tama City, Tokyo, is an indoor theme park where you can meet many Sanrio characters, including Hello Kitty.

You can experience both modern and Edo -period Japan here.

京都を出発した特急オーシャンアロー号がトレインジャックされた。その列車には次期駐日大使とその家族、それに十津川警部の妻直子も乗車していた。犯人は２０億円の身代金を要求。百人を超す乗客の安全は

Currently, okonomiyaki can be broadly divided into Kansai and Hiroshima styles.

Ise Jingu is affectionately known as "O-Ise-san". Its formal name is "Jingu". 「お伊勢さん」の名で人々から親しまれている

Chawanmushi is a dish made by mixing various ingredients along with a beaten egg and dashi stock in a small bowl.

Buddha statues are objects worshipped in Buddhism.

Copying Buddhist sutras is called shakyo and in Japan it typically refers to copying the Hannya Shingyo (The Great Heart of Wisdom Sutra).

As the name suggests, "manga kissa" are cafes stocked with lots of manga.