Photo by suju-foto from Pixabay This year from Apr. 29 to May 5 is called golden week in Japan. Because during these dates, there are some national holidays and many companies and schools are closed. It’s a kind of May holiday. Now Tokyo is nearly under the Declaration of Emergency, so many events for Read More
Month: April 2021
Glass Tea House – KOU-AN by Tokujin Yoshioka
Tea ceremony is one of the most well known Japanese culture. However, it is a little hard to find the place for Japanese tea ceremony. Now The National Art Center, Tokyo has “Glass Tea House – KOU-AN” until May 30 2022. “Glass Tea House – KOU-AN” is Japanese designer and artist, Tokujin Yoshioka’s work Read More
Wisteria season in Japan
Photo from t_watanabe by Pixabay From the end of April to the beginning of May, we can enjoy the beauty and the natural aroma of wisteria in Japan. Wisteria has been loved so much from over 1,000 years ago, and people in the past read poems about it, which are preserved in the Manyoshu. Read More