Editorials

KEIRO NO HI: THE ELDERLY PEOPLE'S PARTY IN JAPAN

In Japan, Keiro No Hi (敬老の日) is celebrated on the third Monday of September every year: with the literal meaning of "Day of Respect for the Elderly", this anniversary, established as a national hol...

TOKYO 2020: 20 CURIOSITIES TO KNOW ABOUT THE OLYMPICS IN JAPAN

From 23 July to 8 August, the long-awaited XXXII edition of the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo will finally be held, not without uncertainties and problems: an event not to be missed and about the ...

TANABATA: THE JAPANESE STAR FESTIVAL

Better known as the Festival of the Stars or the Festival of the Stars in Love , the Tanabata Matsuri continues to be one of the most loved and celebrated Japanese celebrations for centuries throug...

TENOHA KAWAII PROJECT. A journey through the nuances of Kawaii

CONCEPT The Japanese term Kawaii (かわいい) has become a universal word that everyone knows because it is used by the Japanese people. Kawaii is the adjective that in Italian can be translated as “c...

SUSHI AND JAPAN: 20 CURIOSITIES TO DISCOVER

Sushi is one of the most famous and typical dishes of Japanese cuisine , loved and appreciated today all over the world: a set of preparations based on rice, raw, cooked or marinated fish, meat, ve...

JAPANESE WRITING: FASHION, ART, DESIGN

How many times have you happened to be captivated by those fascinating Japanese characters and tried to guess what their meaning could be? We are talking about kanji (漢字): even if they may seem li...

SHINKANSEN: THE ICONIC AND FAST JAPANESE RAILWAY LINE

If you want to travel to Japan , observing its wonderful mountains or ocean beaches, you cannot ignore the very fast and punctual Japanese trains. We are talking about Shinkansen (新幹線), a name tha...

OPEN-AIR MUSEUMS: THE ARCHIPELAGO OF ART

In Japan there is a place where works of art are perfectly integrated with nature and the local landscape: it is Benesse Art Site , an experimental artistic project born around the mid-80s thanks ...

20 THINGS TO DO IN TOKYO DURING THE GOLDEN WEEK

Golden Week is a special week in the Japanese calendar , a "golden week", where four important holidays take place, which make it a central event of the year also for all Japanese workers. A T...

JAPANESE CARTOON FOOD: 50 UNFORGETTABLE RECIPES

As well as being a land characterized by an immense food culture , with its gastronomic tradition and many unique specialities, Japan is also certainly the home of manga and cartoons, anime and vi...