Season

On March 3, in Japan, takes place the Hina Matsuri ひな祭り, the “Dolls Festival”.

On this day, girls have the place of honor in Japan (so they are not jealous on [...]

Japan is knowingly struck by an impressive variety of what we call “natural disasters”:

Earthquakes, volcanic blasts, tsunami, etc. Among these phenomena (to which many japanese are getting used to), [...]

We all know the japanese cherry trees (sakura), but we sometimes tend to forget their importance in japanese culture!
These trees, which are blooming no longer than 3 weeks per year, [...]

There is a time for everything. A time for cherry trees in full bloom. A time for autumn leaves.
In the fall, making long distances to see the trees [...]