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Dumplings can be fried, steamed, or boiled, but in Japan fried dumplings are the most common.

Kimonos are Japan's traditional national dress.

Shodo means the traditional Japanese art of calligraphy, in which kanji and kana letters are written using a brush and ink.

Nohgaku is a Japanese traditional art that has been practiced since the Muromachi period — more than 600 years.

Mando-e, the Buddhist Lantern Festival is a traditional summertime event in Japan. It is usually hel

This teppanyaki style of cooking involves cooking meat, vegetables, seafoods, and the like on top of an iron hot plate called a "teppan".

Zazen is a practice found in Zen, one kind of Buddhism.

Rice has been an important part of the lives of Japanese people since ancient times.

In the Edo period, the area near the present Asakusa was called Yoshiwara. It was home to a red-ligh

Itsukushima Shrine is located on Miyajima Island in Hiroshima Prefecture. 広島県の宮島にある嚴島神社は、海の上に建てられた

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).

Buddhist Monuments in the Horyuji Area make up a World Heritage Site consisting of the 47 buildings

When Japan moves into summer, festivals are held all over the country.

In Japan, curry with rice is a national food almost on the same level as ramen noodles.

The Kii mountain range has long been seen as a sacred meeting place of the gods.It is also an important place for ascetic Buddhism.

Japan is a volcanic country, and so it has a lot of hot springs.

Japanese electrical appliances are world-famous for working well, having lots of functions, and being low-cost.

Osaka is said to be Japan's number two city, after Tokyo.

Although now sushi is a gourmet cuisine, it was first mainly eaten at food stands and considered as a simple fast food.

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