The Legend of Zelda: 31 Facts
Can you believe that the Legend of Zelda video game series is now 31 years old?! The first game was released by Nintendo on February 21st...
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musikfest NARA 2017
The 6th installment of Musikfest runs from Saturday June 10th through Sunday 25th at various locations throughout Nara Park and Nara...
Mt. Fuji
8 things you need to know before you climb. 3,776 meters, or more impressively, 12,389 feet. That is the elevation you will be standing...
Chris Willett - "Ancient Japan in Miwa and Asuka"
Today's post was kindly contributed by Chris Willett, a recent visitor to Japan who took a day trip out on Course C of NARA Visitor...
"The stars twinkle, they watch us from heaven"
So ends the traditional song sung during Japan’s Tanabata Star Festival every summer. Based on the Chinese Qixi Festival, the Tanabata...
musikfest NARA 2016
Musikfest Nara 2016 is going on now and preventing the rainy season from dampening June! This, the 5th installment of Musikfest runs from...
Nara Oktoberfest 2016
What’s the best tool for beating the heat and humidity of June? Beer of course and lots of it! It might only be the start of summer, but...
Magical Fireflies in the Heart of Nara
Yellow-green lights glimmer in the darkness. They almost look like Christmas lights hanging in the undergrowth, but Christmas lights...
Shichifukujin - The 7 Lucky Gods
There are 8 million deities in Japanese tradition but only 7 of them are revered as “The Gods of Good Fortune” or Shichifukujin in...
Triumphant Tanuki Testicles!
Upon first glance one might assume they’re seeing things, a second glance may draw out rigid disbelief but closer inspection confirms the...
Unique Japanese Postboxes
Japan is a country that doesn’t do ordinary and nothing personifies this more than Kawaii culture. In a land of anime, dedicated product...
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