Things that Tokyo Vice gets Right and Wrong about Tokyo

Introducing June (and July) 2022 JOC Cooking Challenge! Welcome back to JOC Cooking Challenge! This is our second challenge since we launched the event back in March. I hope you had fun making Mosaic Sushi at our 1st installment. What is JOC... -

What is Golden Week" In Japan, the Golden Week is a series of four national holidays that take place within one week at the end of April to the beginning of May each year. It is often considered a time of vacation for the Japanese people, and many... -

Entering Commune 246, Minami Aoyama, TokyoOmotesando is the centerpiece of the ultra-trendy Harajuku/Aoyama district. Omotesando intersects with Aoyama-dori which connects the area to Shibuya a little over a kilometer to the south-west. Very near... -

While a signature is all you need to authorize a contract in most countries outside East Asia, in Japan?as well as Korea and to a lesser extent China?a personal seal, known as inkan or hanko in Japanese, is what you’ll need. What exactly is a... -

February is a month filled with winter wonderlands in the form of Japanese festivals to celebrate snow, oysters, demons and Chinese New Year! If it’s the snow festivals you’re after in particular, check our extra article here! |credit| Kujuku... -

The Japanese people love corn soup. Almost every family style restaurant serves corn soup and many varieties can be found in grocery stores. Corn soup dispensers can even be found in our internet cafes next to the coffee and soft... -

Refreshing cold somen noodles served with chilled pork shabu shabu, cucumber slices, and sesame miso dipping sauce! A perfect meal on hot summer day! READ: Pork Shabu Shabu and Cold Somen with Sesame Miso Sauce ????????????????? -

??????????The city of Kyoto announced on May 10 that it will introduce an accommodation tax beginning in 2018. All hotels and Japanese inns in Kyoto will charge guests a per night fee that will go into the city\'s coffers.The only exemption is... -

Hyakunin Isshu, Poem 19Naniwagatamijikaki ashi nofushi no ma moawade kono yo osugushiteyo to ya????????????????????????????Are you telling meto go through this lifewithout meeting even as briefas the space between jointson the reeds at Naniwa... -

John Daub, creator of Only in Japan, shares his cheeky take on joining the Noboribetsu Onsen ?Naked Man? Festival, which takes place annually in Hokkaido. The post Joining the Noboribetsu Onsen ?Naked Man? Festival [with Video] appeared first on... -