At this time of the year, shops and malls are with Christmas decorations as well as gorgeous winter illumination events are held all over the world including Japan. Here is …
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As the nights get longer and colder during winter, you’re probably wanting to stay in more. While there are many shows coming out in the festive season, Japanese dramas are …
There are so many good reasons to want to study Japanese. Some people want to get to a certain level of speaking before travelling, so they can get around easily …
The Pantechnicon building can be relied on to spirit you away from everyday London life. On our last visit, we elevated up to the Roof Garden to enjoy some delightful …
On Thursday evening I powered down the laptop and made a beeline for High Street Kensington and Japan House London. The reason for my visit was to cover a talk …
Kintsugi is the traditional Japanese art of honouring an artifact’s unique history by emphasising any cracks and breaks rather than hiding them. The literal translation of Kintsugi is ‘golden repair’ …
Drive My Car won 3 awards at the 2021 Cannes Film festival, Best Foreign Language Film at the Global Globe awards and Best International Feature film at the 94th Academy …
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: Although …
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 …
👹It’s Setsubun! This is the traditional end of winter and start of spring in Japan. Setsubun (節分) has a Halloween-like aspect because some believe devils appear when the seasons change. …
