COLUMNA Beginner`s Guide to Japan
No matter where you go, the most important good is information. We are reporting on various topics all around Japan, for foreigners interested in Japan. If there is some specific topic or information you would like to hear about, please feel free to request.
- A cool heaven at -10 degrees? Kyoto’s summer tradition of ’Kawayuka’
A cool heaven at -10 degrees? Kyoto’s summer tradition of ’Kawayuka’
Also one of Kyoto’s Summer traditions, ‘Kawayuka’. Open-air dining areas created on the river surface are cool... [Read More] - Chic adult boating! Let’s see the sights from the water atop a yakatabune
Chic adult boating! Let’s see the sights from the water atop a yakatabune
Lovely yakatabune (pleasure boats) are visually full of old-times’ Japanese spirit. It’s nice to gaze at them f... [Read More] - COOL JAPAN! Enjoying Wabi Sabi! 5 Japanese Landscape Gardens
COOL JAPAN! Enjoying Wabi Sabi! 5 Japanese Landscape Gardens
The ‘Japanese landscape garden’ is known as the greatest masterpiece of cool Japan. Compared with the colorful... [Read More] - Very Japanese views through non-Japanese eyes: images from flickr
Very Japanese views through non-Japanese eyes: images from flickr
It might be just an ordinary Japanese view. But non-Japanese eyes have very different viewpoints than those of... [Read More] - 10 things that foreigners misunderstand about Japan
10 things that foreigners misunderstand about Japan
Japanese anime and comics are all over the world nowadays. Sometimes people from overseas take Japan for some ... [Read More] - Top 10 Thrilling Roller Coasters in Japan – Beware of having your glasses blown away!
Top 10 Thrilling Roller Coasters in Japan – Beware of having your glasses blown away!
Whether or not you are a lover of roller coasters, you may feel tempted to have a ride to earn an anecdote tha... [Read More] - Beginners guide to watch Sumo at the Kokugikan Sumo Stadium
Beginners guide to watch Sumo at the Kokugikan Sumo Stadium
Sumo wrestling is the national sport in Japan. Same as watching other sports such as soccer or baseball, watch... [Read More] - Winter Festivals in Japan: Five snow events which deeply impress tourists
Winter Festivals in Japan: Five snow events which deeply impress tourists
A landscape completely covered with the snow in pure white. Such magnificent scenery can deeply impress many f... [Read More] - Festivals, Hanami, Hatsumode, Exploring All Year Round Amusement “Yatai” Stalls
Festivals, Hanami, Hatsumode, Exploring All Year Round Amusement “Yatai” Stalls
The best part of Japanese festivals is “yatai”-hopping. “Yatai” is a roofed mobile retail stall. A number of n... [Read More] - Breakout from routine days off! Let’s go and enjoy a mesmerizing world at some offbeat museums
Breakout from routine days off! Let’s go and enjoy a mesmerizing world at some offbeat museums
Island country Japan seems confined but is actually pretty extensive. Of course there are all kinds of value s... [Read More] - How to decipher allergy information on food labels in Japan
How to decipher allergy information on food labels in Japan
Have you ever taken a good look at food labels with descriptions about ingredients? It is a very important pie... [Read More] - Items to exterminate cockroaches and protect your home against them
Items to exterminate cockroaches and protect your home against them
Do you know what ‘G’ stands for? It is something massively disliked by women in Japan: it is the initial for ‘... [Read More]