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It is said that the Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri began in the Edo period as a festival for praying for a good harvest.

Compared to cherry blossom viewing in spring, observing autumn leaves is referred to as momijigari "hunting for autumn leaves".

November 23rd is a public holiday in Japan called "Labor Thanksgiving Day".

Odaiba is a recreational area of Tokyo where there are many shopping malls and entertainment facilities.

Nakano Broadway in Tokyo's Nakano Ward is known as an "otaku building" or "subculture haven"

In the summer of 2020, both the Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held in Tokyo.

In Japan Halloween has no religious overtones.

Kappabashi Dogugai is a wholesale district located between Asakusa and Ueno that mainly sells cooking utensils.

There is an event in Ota Ward, Tokyo, called "Shicchy's Charity Fair," which occurs twice a year in June and November, each spanning three days.

The costume play (cosplay) boom in Japan began in the latter half of the 1990s.

Known as "Japan's kitchen," Tsukiji Market is split into the inner market and the outer market.

Tokyo is particularly abundant in illumination spots and it seems that in 2016 in Minato Ward,

Animate's Ikebukuro headquarters has nine floors.

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

Natto is a traditional Japanese food made from fermented soybeans.

Made from soybeans, tofu is a type of healthy food that has been eaten as shojin ryori (Buddhist vegetarian cuisine) for a great many years. Even now it is a very common food in Japan.

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.

In Japan, it is customary to eat eel to prevent summer exhaustion due to its high nutritional value.

It is said that donburimono—rice served in a dish with its side dish placed on top—was created in the Edo period and originated with unadon, rice topped with eel.

Omurice is one of the most well-known "Western foods" born in Japan between the Meiji and Taisho periods.