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Japanese pop and Karaoke music.
Karaoke was a huge phenomenon in Japan during the Heisei era especially for Japanese pop music culture. Many young people would use the 'Karaoke boxes' as their primary entertainment spot and older business people would find a method of stress release by singing their favorite oldies.
There are many songs from the Heisei era that strike a nostalgic chord among Jap...
The collection of ten thousand leaves
The Manyoshu or 'Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves' is an anthology of ancient Japanese poems compiled during the Nara imperial era in Japan. The Manyoshu is often referred to as the oldest anthology of Japanese poetry and the era is regarded as a high point of Japanese poetry.
In this blog by a Japanese language teacher, Emi Sakude, she introduces this topi...
Japanese consumer marketing
Japanese consumers can be very fickle yet also very loyal customers. They can stick with a custom or create a new habit which continues for decades or even generations, and are apt to jump onto a quick fad that lasts for only a matter of weeks.
There are many strategies that are housed in cultural images but are really just a clever marketing ploy by a certain industr...
Japanese traditional local events
In Japan, there are a great number of local traditional events held in towns and villages all over the country.The local cuisine and craft specialties are often used and help to make each of the events unique to the area.
If you are ever in Japan on holiday, we recommend that you research any local events that might be occurring near where you are traveling.
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Japanese shrines and temples
When traveling in Japan you can find some very traditional architecture and atmospheres at the shrines and temples. At first glance, they do seem rather similar but they are actually quite different in religion, customs and uses.
The typical answer you might receive if you ask most Japanese people about the differences, is often a simple explanation of the different ...
