At any time of the year you visit your local post office in Japan, you will be able to find a vast variety of commemorative stamps. Surprisingly, not only do Japanese post offices sell special stamps to celebrate a specific event […]
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The year of the rooster is about to end and the year of the dog is about to begin. You may wonder, what does that mean? Japan has twelve zodiac signs, called Junishi (十二支). The Japanese zodiac […]
After Halloween is over, you will start seeing winter illuminations all over Japan. Tokyo, as it is the capital of Japan, has the numerous good spots for them. Don’t keep yourself inside the house for the whole winter evenings. […]