This Cooling Pad keeps your baby/kids comfortable during a walk or a long drive. The pad can be chilled (in summer) or warmed (in winter). Place the pad in the cover and set it on stroller/car seat. The pad is durable and hard-wearing. If you are interested in this...
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A new rule to control the number of Mount Fuji climbers
In recent years, there are increasing number of night climbers who start to climb up from the fifth station of Mt. Fuji to watch see the sunrise at the summit. They climb all the way to the summit and immediately descend the mountain. Such climbing is called ‘bullet...
Bunraku
What is Bunraku? Bunraku is a traditional form of Japanese puppet theatre that was founded in Osaka in the 17th century. It is performed by a Syamisen player, puppeteers, and a chanter. The puppeteers show the story visually while the chanter tells the story by voice....
the ‘Golden Week’
In Japan, April 29, May 3, May 4, and May 5 are public holidays. The week including these holidays is called as the ‘Golden Week’. People often take annual leaves from their workplace to make their holidays longer for vacation. During the Golden Week, many Japanese...
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is a mountain sightseeing route in the Northern Japan Alps where visitors can traverse by various means of transportation including cablecars, electric buses and a ropeway. The route is 37.2 km long and a difference in elevation is 1,975...
OpenAI launched a new office in Tokyo
Microsoft-backed OpenAI opened an office in Tokyo on 15th April, the first office in Asia. This is the fourth office for the company after office in San Francisco, London, and Dublin. OpenAI Japan will promote sales and develop partnership with private companies in...
Latest Cherry Blossom Front
Cherry blossoms in western and central Japan and Tokyo have passed the peak. The cherry blossom flowers are moving up to Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan. The cherry blossom flowers in Hirosaki Park and in Ashino Park (both in Aomori Prefecture) have just opened....
After 500 years, all Japanese people may have the same surname!
In Japan married couples must have the same surname by law. Recently the introduction of 'separate surname for married couples by choice ' is under discussion. However, if the current system continues, the number of surnames will decrease by the number of married...
Record number of visitors in February
Overseas visitors to Japan reached nearly 2.8million in February 2024, up 89% compared to the last February according to JNTO (Japan National Tourism Organization). This is also the largest number of foreign tourists ever recorded for one month since February 2020,...
Spring Has Come!
The Japan Meteorological Agency announced on 29 March that cherry blossom (Yoshino Cherry) trees had flowered in Tokyo and Kyoto. This year, cherry blossoms are in bloom later than usual. In general, cherry trees are in full bloom about a week after they start to...