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Furoshiki are square cloths for storing, wrapping, and carrying items. They are also used to cover things that are important to protect from dust.

An ingredient that is always used in making dishes like clear soup, broths for soba and udon, and in cooking vegetables and fish is dashi.

Origami is a traditional form of Japanese entertainment in which you make various shapes such as cranes, boats, and helmets by folding colored paper.

For shops, kanban (signboards) are an important landmark. Other objects that serve the same purpose that Japanese people are familiar with are noren (shop curtains with emblems), nobori (flags), and chochin (lanterns).

Lacquerware that uses Japanese lacquer is known as shitsugei (lacquer art).

In contrast to the type of paper that originated in the West, there is also a type of paper made through a traditional Japanese manufacturing method called washi(Japanese paper).

Tomioka Silk Mill in Gunma Prefecture was Japan's first large-scale machine-made silk factory that w

Iwami Ginzan is a group of ruins in Shimane Prefecture where silver used to be mined in the 16th to

Gion, located in Kyoto's Higashiyama, serves as Kyoto's bustling downtown area.

Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture developed as one of Japan's port towns after the ports were opened i

There was a kingdom known as Ryukyu that existed on the Nansei Islands, part of present day Okinawa

The Ogasawara Islands are located approximately 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo and consist of about

The Shirakami Mountain Range is spread across Aomori and Akita Prefectures and spans over 1,000 mete

Joya no kane are temple bells rung late at night on December 31st, the last night of the year.

A traditional way to celebrate children's growth and pray for their good health is shichi-go-san, which typically occurs on November 15th.

One of the classic activities for autumn in Japan is otsukimi (moon viewing).

The Yoshida Fire Festival, held in Yamanashi Prefecture's Fujiyoshida City on August 26th and 27th every year, is an autumn festival that marks the end of the Mt. Fuji climbing season.

The festival that brightens up autumn in Takayama City in Gifu Prefecture is the Takayama Festival, which happens every 9th and 10th of October.

The Nebuta Matsuri in Aomori Prefecture is one of the summer festivals that represents Japan's Tohoku region.

Tori-no-Ichi (day of the rooster), held at Otori shrines across Japan every November, is a festival where people wish for good fortune and thriving business for the coming year.