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Jinai-machi: A townscape where time seems to have stood still

2025.10.19 00:10

Tondabayashi Jinai-machi District(Tondabayashi City, Osaka) 【Jinai-machi (寺内町)】 refers to a type of town that developed around a Buddhi...

Utsunomiya: The Renowned Gyoza Capital of Japan

2025.10.03 10:17

Utsunomiya Gyoza Street (Utsunomiya City, Tochigi) 【Gyoza(餃子)】 are dumplings made by wrapping seasoned meat filling in a thin flou...

Ōya Temple: A Sacred Site Embraced by Nature and Stone

2025.09.14 22:46

Ōya History Museum(Utsunomiya City, Tochigi)【Magabutsu(磨崖仏)】 is a Buddhist statue carved directly into a natural rock wall or cliff. These s...

The Former Ōya Quarry: A Hidden Underground Space

2025.08.20 00:06

Ōya History Museum(Utsunomiya City, Tochigi)【Kūkan(空間)】means “space” in English. Space can refer to a continuous, unoccupied area—such as th...

Tokiwa-so: The Humble Apartment Where Manga Legends Were Born

2025.08.04 12:58

Tokiwa-so Manga Museum(Toshima City, Tokyo) 【Apāto(アパート) 】 is a Japanese English term derived from “apartment,” and it refers specifica...

Tokyo National Museum: A Timeless Vessel of Japanese Culture and History

2025.07.27 03:03

Tokyo National Museum (Taito City, Tokyo) 【Toki (時)】refers to time in Japanese. Like a river, it flows ceaselessly forward. One ca...

Akihabara: The Curious Heart of Tokyo

2025.07.21 23:21

Akihabara Electric Town(Chiyoda City, Tokyo)【Kōkishin(好奇心)】is curiosity, the desire to know, see, or experience something. It is an instinct...

Showa Kinen Park: An Oasis in the City, the Largest Park in Tokyo

2025.07.12 05:10

Showa Kinen Park (Tachikawa City, Tokyo) 【Oasisu(オアシス)】 is the Japanese word for “oasis.” It originally refers to a place in the m...

Kanazawa Bunko: A Storehouse of Knowledge and Cultural Memory

2025.06.25 12:14

Kanazawa Bunko Museum (Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture)【Bunko(文庫)】 is a repository or archive where documents and books are stored, ...

The World of Thermae Romae Is Here ― Where Ancient Rome Meets Showa-Era Japan in a Tokyo Sento

2025.06.07 05:55

Inari-Yu(Kita City, Tokyo)【Sento(銭湯)】 is a traditional Japanese public bathhouse. Back in the day, it was common for people to live in apar...

A Journey Through Japan’s Ramen: Explore the Flavors at the Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum

2025.05.27 00:45

Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum(Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture)【Ramen(ラーメン)】 is a popular fast food noodle dish in Japan. You can find ramen ...

Tsutsujigasaki: The 'People Are Stone Walls' Philosophy That Built the Strongest Army

2025.05.17 23:57

The Tsutsujigasaki Residence(Kōfu City, Yamanashi Prefecture) 【Ishigaki (石垣)】 is stone walls in Japanese that were essential defensive ...

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