Golden Week is a collection of 4 national holidays that all fall within a week of each other in Japan. Some companies are closed down completely during this time to allow their employees to take a long vacation. Others require their workers to take paid time off, but even then, these workers can take a …
To many living in the western world, Easter can be one of the more important holidays of the year. With the majority of the country practicing Shintoism and Buddhism, and a minority being Christian, Easter isn’t celebrated with as much fanfare in Japan as it is elsewhere. However, as Japan becomes more welcome of western …
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To many of us living in the west, the word ‘Shojin Ryori’ is not typically something we’ve heard before. ‘Shojin Ryori’, meaning devotion cuisine in Japanese, is a type of Buddhist cuisine that is many centuries old, and can be found in not only in Japan, but throughout Asia too. Consumed by monks and some …
Shunbun no Hi | Celebrating the Coming of Spring in Japan Read More »
To many of us living in the west, the word ‘Shojin Ryori’ is not typically something we’ve heard before. ‘Shojin Ryori’, meaning devotion cuisine in Japanese, is a type of Buddhist cuisine that is many centuries old, and can be found in not only in Japan, but throughout Asia too. Consumed by monks and some …
Have you heard of temaki sushi, or temakizushi? When most of us eat sushi, we think of California rolls, or nigiri sushi, which are slices of fish pressed onto a small bit of rice. Temakizushi on the other hand, looks completely different compared to your typical sushi, but are in fact so simple that you …
Temakizushi: The Easy Japanese Hand Roll You Can Make at Home in 5 Easy Steps! Read More »