A man lost his phone, is his luck bad?
One man sat in the toilet and accidentally dropped his mobile phone.
His friends said, “Oh this is bad luck.”
He replied, “Hmm, I am not really sure.”
When he went to buy a new phone, he...
“Hina-matsuri” —Doll Festival (Girls’ Day)
Girls’ Day = Doll Festival is called Hina-matsuri which is celebrated on March 3rd.
In old times, people displayed peach blossoms to purify the environment (to get rid of evil spirits) in the peach blossom...
Mid-Autumn Festival and Luxurious Mooncake
Every year in Asia, during the Mid-Autumn Festival - also known as the Moon Festival. Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month and was celebrated this year on September 10th. The Mid-Autumn holiday is a harvest festival and a time of family...
Fly me to the Moon — Mid-Autumn Festival
In Chinese: "中秋節" pronounced as Zhong Qiu Jie
In Japanese: 月見（つきみ）?
In Korean: 추석 (Chu sok)
In Vietnamese: Tết Trung Thu
WHEN IS MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL
Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Moon Festival, falls on the 15th day of the 8th month...
Orlando Young Lions
Lion Dancing - A simple, but unique term given for something that envelops so much in history and is still with us today. By the sight and sound of it, you can picture a...
Toronto’s Japanese Canadian Culture Centre
Toronto is well known as one of the most culturally diverse and exciting cities to visit, and live, in North America. With almost three million people living in Toronto, it is a major...
Travel the World in a Day at SPIFFS 41st Annual International Folk Fair
From October 29 to November 1, 2015, St. Petersburg International Folk Fair Society, Inc. (SPIFFS) and its ethnic member groups will present the 41st Annual International Festival at Vinoy Park on St. Petersburg’s beautiful...
Everything You Need To Know About Japanese Green Tea!
Tea is an important part of Japanese culture, with a history dating back thousands of years. From vending machines to traditional tea houses, it can be found everywhere throughout the country. Today, we'll teach...
This is what volunteering with WWOOF taught me about Japan
There were spaces in between the windows of her residence. At night, the cold came in with hesitation and snipped at our extremities with intensity. It was February 2011 in Hiroshima, Japan and I...
Christmas in Japan
Do you wonder what Christmas is like in Japan?
December 25th is not a national holiday in Japan. Unless it is on the weekend, people work and go to school on that day. Christmas is...