During Hungry Ghost Months, humans do the age-old tradition of ancestor worshipping and hungry ghost appeasing as it’s believed that the spirit-world gate opens, and the ghosts return to the living world for a whole month.…
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“It feels like coming home“, Fafa told me while dragging our luggage out of the Oshiage train station. I smiled and nodded. I thought of the same thing when I sat on the toilet at Haneda airport. Both I and my ass felt the heated welcome. Japan Trip On Repeat On the first day,…
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A happy new year from Japan! This is my second time celebrating the new year in Japan, and I did a little research on the fascinating Japanese new year traditions based on the things I have seen so far. New Year in Japan is called Oshogatsu, and it’s widely celebrated as one of the…
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My obsession with the fish market reached its peak when queued for hours right after midnight to attend the Tsukiji market tuna auction after landing in Narita less than 12 hours earlier. Other than being the home of the world-famous tuna auction, which opened in 1935, the Tsukiji fish market is also the largest…
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One of the most heartwarming and inspirational Christmas stories I have read so far was when New Zealand did a nationwide Secret Santa.…
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Hutong is an architectural mark of Beijing culture. It’s rows of alleys in commoners’ areas formed by the houses in between called Siheyuan.…
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We did our Christmas dinner tradition a little early this year as I will be flying home for Christmas. Christmas Dinner Tradition With My Best Friends This time I met my friend, Fia, who was the host at the supermarket after work to collect an enormous turkey in a box and carry it home…
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Interestingly, even after centuries, Haiku, Japanese-born poetry, remains popular and has integrated well into modern Japanese culture.…
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