Tsukimi means moon-viewing in Japanese and has been celebrated every September since the Heian period (794-1185). According to the lunar calendar, the moon is most beautiful around September 15th when it’s at its fullest and nearest to the Autumnal equinox. Therefore this moon is also called harvest moon! In 2022, Tsukimi will be celebrated on...

If you're a fan of Japanese culture, visiting Tokyo probably is (or has been) on your bucket list. Tokyo is the biggest city in the world with so many places to discover. Everyone has their own reasons for wanting to go, whether it is to get anime goodies, to visit temples or to buy the...

Studio Ghibli movies and the adorable characters have captured people’s hearts from all over the world!

Japanese is often described as a very beautiful and poetic language but it certainly has its quirks! Last week we talked about 5 weird Japanese words we don't have in English, but since then we've found even more cool, weird and interesting words that lack an English counterpart. So let's take a look at 5...

Tokyo is the capital of the most unique and interesting fashion. The majority of Japanese people wear uniforms or simple outfits, a handful of young Japanese like to express themselves through cute, crazy and cool fashion! You can find them hanging around trendy places like Harajuku, Shibuya and Shimokitazawa to show off their best outfits....

Before, we taught you guys useful Japanese verbs and useful phrases at the conbini, but how about some weird words? Language is weird, no matter what language you speak there's going to be words or phrases that can't really be translated into other languages. In English we often have to borrow loan words from other...