WAGASHI japanese Confectionery

WAGASHI japanese Confectionery

WITH CANDY , as with so much in modern Japan, Western exists side by side with Japanese. Although it is as distinctively Japanese as the wor...
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NIHON RYORI Japanese Cuisine

NIHON RYORI Japanese Cuisine

WESTERNERS who come to Japan often find that Japanese food is not what they had expected. Although in recent years Japanese restaurants have...
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RYOKAN Japanese Inns

RYOKAN Japanese Inns

ALTHOUGH it is undoubtedly true that the charm of Japanese inns (ryokan) is quickly disappearing because of their rising prices and gradual...
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PACHINKO japanese Pinball Game

PACHINKO japanese Pinball Game

PACHINKO , a vertical pinball game, is said to have originated in Nagoya during the bleak days after World War II. It is not difficult to im...
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