Had a lovely afternoon at The Shotengai Japanese market last month. Shotengai in Japan date back hundreds of years and in many areas of Japan, these free markets become covered …
Culture
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Golden Week in Japan, often written as GW for short, is a week starting from April the 29th to May the 5th, which includes the following 4 national holidays: Showa …
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It’s always tricky to know where to start and often it’s the case of getting a Sensei to show you the way. If you’re reading this you’re probably someone who …
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Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction was the first movie of the 2022 Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme we watched. For those not familiar with the Japan Foundation TFP, they organise …
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👹It’s Setsubun! This is the traditional end of winter and start of spring in Japan. Setsubun has a Halloween-like aspect because some believe devils appear when the seasons change. But …
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Where is the biggest fish market in the UK? With a market complex spanning 13 acres, Billingsgate in London is the UK’s largest indoor fish market. The market dates back …