Tag: culture
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Izakaya: Japan’s Pub Culture
Izakaya are Japanese pubs. They vary greatly in style, price, menu and atmosphere. Approximately 1 out of every 5 restaurants in Japan can be considered an izakaya. People don’t commonly have house parties, dinner parties or backyard barbeques in Japan. Coworkers, friends and social clubs use izakaya as a venue for get-togethers. Izakaya are also…
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Harajuku: Fashion stуle rebellіоn in Jаpan
Јаpan is not only fаmоus for its аutоmotivе and elеctronіс that has already sрread all over the world markеt, but it is also fаmоus for its lіfеstyle which is eхtrеme and sеduсe the уoungsters’ dеsire. This сulture is called Hаrајuku. Наrајuku refers to the аrea in the mіddle of Тоkyо, ехаctly around Нarајuku Stаtіon, in…
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Kinro Kansha no Hi: the japanese Labor Thanksgiving Day
Kinro Kansha no Hi: the japanese Labor Thanksgiving Day. November 23 is Labor Thanksgiving Day, a second national holiday in November. It became a holiday in 1948 as a day for citizens to express gratitude to one other for work done throughout the year and for the fruits of those labors. Labor Thanksgiving Day (Kinro…
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Shichigosan: a day of prayer
Shichi-go-san literally means seven-five-three and represents the ages of the kids being celebrated as they reach certain milestones. In modern days we tend to focus on physical milestones, for example: at three, children’s language development increases significantly; at five there’s a clear development of logical thinking; at seven many kids usually start (or have already begun) losing…