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Experience a Fascinating Traditional Japanese New Year
Festivals

Experience a Fascinating Traditional Japanese New Year

Posted on February 23, 2022April 18, 2023 by admin

In Japan, the main celebration/holiday is New Year. New Year is a time when families come together from all over Japan to meet up in…

Shark Attack – A 3,000-year-old murder mystery, what did it?
Historical Events

Shark Attack – A 3,000-year-old murder mystery, what did it?

Posted on October 23, 2021July 9, 2023 by admin

This is a tale about the tragic and brutal death of a man who lived in Japan, 3,000 years ago. The manner of his death…

Tsuchinoko – The Amazing Cryptid Snake of Japan
Folklore

Tsuchinoko – The Amazing Cryptid Snake of Japan

Posted on September 21, 2021May 8, 2023 by admin

The Tsuchinoko is an unusual and mysterious snake/serpent-like creature with unusual abilities and powers. This cryptid has been sighted across Japan for hundreds of years,…

Wabi – Sabi – The Japanese Philosophy That Will Change The Way You See Things.
Society

Wabi – Sabi – The Japanese Philosophy That Will Change The Way You See Things.

Posted on June 26, 2021April 18, 2023 by admin

Wabi –Sabi first came to my attention because it sounded strange/cool/rhythmical W-a-b-i  S-a-b-i. I have wanted to write an article on Wabi – Sabi for…

The Japanese Bigfoot – The Hibagon
Folklore

The Japanese Bigfoot – The Hibagon

Posted on April 27, 2021April 18, 2023 by admin

It might seem unbelievable to you that there are bigfoots in Japan, but when you understand the geography of Japan, around 73% of Japan is…

Japans 200-year-old UFO Mystery – Close Encounter of The Third Kind?
Folklore

Japans 200-year-old UFO Mystery – Close Encounter of The Third Kind?

Posted on September 17, 2020May 8, 2023 by admin

This is an interesting story, most well known as Utsuro-bune (hollow ship), this unknown craft washed ashore in 1803 in Hitachi province on the eastern…

13 Fascinating Japanese Superstitions
Folklore

13 Fascinating Japanese Superstitions

Posted on August 1, 2020April 18, 2023 by admin

Superstitions are interesting and intriguing and can give us a glimpse into the society and culture of a country. Japan is no different and has…

Kintsugi – The Japanese art of mending pottery with Gold
Society

Kintsugi – The Japanese art of mending pottery with Gold

Posted on April 28, 2020April 18, 2023 by admin

Kintsugi is something I came across and thought this is so uniquely Japanese. It’s a practical and skillful art form but also shrouded in Japanese…

The 7 Scariest & most Disturbing Japanese Urban Legends
Folklore

The 7 Scariest & most Disturbing Japanese Urban Legends

Posted on April 5, 2020April 18, 2023 by admin

“The definition of an urban legend is a story about an amusing or strange event, that is supposed to have happened, which is often repeated…

Japanese Vampires – Rokurokubi & Nukekubi
Folklore

Japanese Vampires – Rokurokubi & Nukekubi

Posted on March 4, 2020April 18, 2023 by admin

Vampires are well known in popular culture, through folklore, myths & legends. The modern vampire legend burst on to the scene and terrified its Victorian…

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