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Gyoza Fes TOKYO 2017
Gyoza Fes TOKYO 2017, is a gyoza (dumpling) festival which will be held in Komazawa Tokyo, on March fro March 17 - 20, 2017. The same event was held last year in Nakano, and succesfully attracted 80,000 vsistors in just 5 days. If you love gyoza or dumpling, then this...
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Yuya Yagira: 5 Facts You Need to Know
Yuya Yagira won the prestigious Best Actor Award at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, at just 14 years old. But the awards and attentions also gave him pressures at a very young age. He admitted that he turned into quite a dark, rebellious teen and declined many...
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A Traditional Inn Where You Can Discover The Townscape of Hida Furukawa
Hida Furukawa, which is situated in the middle of Archipelago Japan, is becoming very popular due to Japanese movie titled “Kimi no na wa”. The movie exposed the situation of Hida Furukawa area and as a result, the number of visitors from foreign and domestic area to...
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Miliyah Kato Releases Song PV for Disney’s Moana
Disney's popular animation "Moana to Densetsu no Umi" (Moana and The Legendary Sea) will be released in Japan cinema on March 10. Singer/songwriter Miliyah Kato will sing the Japanese version of the movie ending song, titled "Dokomademo～How Far I'll Go～. When asked...
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“Furusato no Shoku, Nippon no Shoku” Food Festival
"Furusato no Shoku, Nippon no Shoku" ("Local Food, Japan Food") food festival is celebrating its 15th anniversay this year. This food festival will show you the best and carefully selected ingredients and food, from Hokkaido to Kyushu. Beside the food, you and family...
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Strawberry Desserts from Convenience Stores
It's strawberry season already! If you have a sweet tooth, then you might want to check out the latest strawberry cakes/sweets/dessert from the nearest convenience stores/konbini. Oishisou! ("It looks delicious!") "Ichigo no Mont Blanc" from Lawson (except for some...
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Your guide to Japanese kindergarten and elementary schools: Attire for Entrance Ceremony
Japanese schools start in early April, it is obviously the busiest month for both parents and children. We will help you to understand the cultures of Japanese school and help you to adjust with it. There are numerous unfamiliar items to prepare and piles of documents...
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Konosu Bikkuri Hina-matsuri 2017
Do you love the Hina-matsuri (Doll Festivals) atmosphere here in Japan? If so, then let's go and see Japan's tallest Hina-matsuri pyramid (7 meter, 31 stages) in Erumi Konosu Shopping Mall, Konosu City, Saitama. Here, you can see many variations of beautiful...
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Vege & Fork Market: Your way to enjoy fresh vegetables and meet the locals
You are what you eat. Based on this belief, Vege & Fork Market started their first food bazaar at 2010. They believe that healthy eating habits are important because it will affect both physical and health mental condition. This food bazaar tried to bring new...
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40th Japan Academy Prize Winners List
The 40th Japan Academy Prize ceremony had been held on March 3. Check the list below to see the winners. Do you have any favorite actor/actress/director/movie? Don't forget to check out the winning movies to keep being updated with Japan cinema nowadays! Picture of...
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