Obon Japan: The Festival of Souls
With its roaring fires, spectacular fireworks, and traditional dances, the Obon Festival is one of the three most important Japanese celebrations
With its roaring fires, spectacular fireworks, and traditional dances, the Obon Festival is one of the three most important Japanese celebrations
Japan has a strong gift-giving culture. Giving each other gifts is taken for granted, whether at work or while traveling. Gifts
お辞儀 (おじぎ, Ojigi) ‘Bowing’ is an important aspect of culture and everyday life in Japan as well as in many other
Major public festivals in Japan are called matsuri (祭り or 祭). Matsuri are roughly comparable to our folk festivals and, at
Japan’s culture is very different from that of the US. For example, did you know there are sometimes ‘women-only’ sections during
For many travelers, one of the interesting points about Japan is its utterly different culture compared to the US. This brings