Rainy Day in Tokyo
Tourists typically prefer to visit Japan during the dry and sunny days, but I still enjoy cloudy skies, and the look and …
梅雨 – Rainy Season
Last year the rainy season ended at the end of June in Tokyo. That was the earliest ever according to the Japan …
鈴木秀総 – Hidenobu Suzuki
This is a rainy season photo by Suzuki Hidenobu of a pond known as Monet’s pond in Gifu, Japan. Hidenobu is a …
Andes Melon
The Andes Melon (アンデスメロン) was developed by a Japanese nursery company in 1977. This is short for “Anshin-des Melon”. Anshin-des Melon literary …
八村塁 – Rui Hachimura
Hachimura was the first Japanese player drafted in the NBA. His father is Beninese, but he was born in Japan and grew …
Happy Father’s Day
Father’s Day was started in the U.S., but in Japan we celebrate it as well on the same day (please click here …
父の日 – Father’s Day
Just like Mother’s Day, Father’s Day was started in the U.S. In 1910 Sonora Smart Dodd sent white roses to her father …
母の日 – Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day actually started in West Virginia. When the person named Ann Jarvis, who was a social activist during the American Civil …
飴細工 – Candy Art
This video is about a candy craftsman, Shinri Tezuka, who owns a traditional style candy shop, Ameshin, in Asakusa, Tokyo. Unlike most …
令和 – Reiwa Era
The Chief Cabinet Secretary just announced the name of new era. It will be Reiwa (令和: pronounce “ray-wa”). It means auspicious and …