Summerhill International School Provides Enriching Environment Where Creativity Blossoms and Children Shine
Summerhill International School Provides Enriching Environment Where Creativity Blossoms and Children Shine
TW Book Club: What We’ve Read So Far We launched the TW Book Club last spring and we received an overwhelming response. It’s…
Need a Break from the News? Here Are 6 Top Picks from Our “Day in the Life” Series Tokyo Weekender’s “Day in the Life” series started in 2017. The goal was to showcase…
Japanese Words We Can’t Translate: Is Omotenashi Really Japanese Hospitality? According to the Oxford Dictionary, there were an estimated 170,000 words in use in the…
Japanese Poetry: A Brief Introduction to Kanshi, Waka and Haiku Japanese poetry is how I first became interested in Japan. It pulled me away from…
Discover the Charms of Shinagawa’s Traditional Shopping Streets While Tokyo is known for – and loved – for its hustle and bustle, its…
Learning Japanese: Is Katakana More Difficult to Use Than Kanji? The idea of learning 2,500 characters isn’t as intimidating as the idea of learning 5,000.…
Travel Japan: A 48-Hour Adventure in Chiba What do you think when I say the word, Chiba? Call me presumptuous but I…
Travel Japan: Where to See Cherry Blossoms in Nara According to the passages of Kojiki – one of the first written records of Japan –…
Travel Japan: Where to See Cherry Blossoms in Kyoto The history of cherry blossom-viewing dates back to middle of 9th century when emperor Saga…
Lalique’s Elegant Glasswork the Perfect Marriage with Japan’s Royalty The Art Deco movement of the 1920s and ‘30s came at the height of the…
Why India is Not the Birthplace of Japanese Curry Japanese curry’s global popularity continues to spread. The curry chain Ichibanya already runs curry restaurants…
Discover Japan: Hakone’s Modern Geisha Experience We stood face to face, both of us with our feet planted at their widest…
What’s So Special About Aomori Apples? The Aomori Prefecture Tourist Center – ASPAM – smells like apple pie. There are coolers…
Why Stationery Fans are Flocking for Japan’s ¥5 Million Fountain Pens According to ancient maxim, the pen is mightier than the sword. But you probably threw…
5 Best Places in Japan to Visit Hot Springs Resorts For anyone interested in traveling to Japan, indulging in the country’s unique hot springs culture…
