Tag Japanese culture

How to Separate Garbage in Japan

Introduction If you’re living in or thinking about moving to Japan, there’s one thing you absolutely need to get right– your garbage. Garbage disposal can be quite a confusing system for anyone new to the country, but it is a…

Tokyo — Where Edo Culture Still Lives

Article written by Yoshiaki Maekawa When people from abroad visit Japan, some of the most common things they’re interested in are anime, Japanese cuisine, shrines and temples, historic architecture, and bushidō (the way of the samurai). The city of Tokyo…