by Darina Oomi | May 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
Festivals in Japan: Summer Festivals: Music Festivals: Issue #1: Fuji Rock, Summer Sonic and Greenroom Festivals are synonymous with summer in Japan, often involving traditional dancing or spectacular fireworks and other wondrous festivities! In the last ten plus...
by Darina Oomi | Aug 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
Immaculately wrapped gifts are the norm in Japan Anytime a Japanese person goes abroad, he or she will go armed with a long shopping list – not of things for themselves but those for their loved ones, friends, work...
by Darina Oomi | Jul 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
Summer is in full swing in Japan and that means one thing for music fans: Fuji Rock Festival. This year the festival will take place between July 27 and 29. Although other popular music festivals do exist in Japan, nothing quite compares to Fuji Rock. After the...
by Darina Oomi | Jun 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
Watching a sumo tournament in Japan is like taking a trip back to medieval Japan. Any visit to Tokyo would not be complete without seeing this living, breathing art form. Here are some handy titbits of information that will help enhance your sumo experience....
by iPLANiT Dev | Jan 1, 1970 | Uncategorized
Incredible Volume of Vending Machines With over 5,520,000 vending machines in Japan, there is about 1 vending machine for every 23 people in the country. Their initial popularity can be explained by a number of factors, such as their long-running national love of all...
