Archive for August 2015

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...

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

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

WHEN ASKED to offer their idea of an ideal holiday trip, many Japanese, especially those of the older generation, are likely to mention a q...

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...

IF YOU ask a Japanese to name the most popular card games in the country, he might pick the Western games of bridge or poker as his first g...

CHRISTMAS shoppers along Manhattan's Fifth Avenue have been treated to fantastic displays over the years: trees, Santas and angels, all...

JANKEN is a popular game among Japanese children. They use the game as a way to decide who will be counted "out" or who will be e...

BOTH go and shogi are games that require the power of concentration and an adept mind. These games have been played by Japanese for hundreds...