May

Here comes the new tea! Shin-cha (新茶), this is how the first tea of the season is called.
Here is a tea field in the Shizuoka prefecture. The tea [...]

May 5 is “Children’s Day” (kodomo no hi こどもの日) in Japan, and all little boys are celebrated on that day. This feast is being prepared several days in advance, [...]

In 1853, commodore Perry, sent by the american government, barges into the bay of Shimoda (下田, see also: Izu), with his seven black ships (kuro-fune 黒船). His purpose? [...]