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Traditional Japan: Inari shrines

Traditional Japan: Inari shrines

Since thousands of years ago, Japan has been an agricultural country. Rice is its largest crop, and rice paddies account for 55 % of Japan's farmland.   Next to the...

Traditional Japan: Inari shrines

Since thousands of years ago, Japan has been an agricultural country. Rice is its largest crop, and rice paddies account for 55 % of Japan's farmland.   Next to the...

Traditional Japan: A bit of Japanese mythology about dragons

Traditional Japan: A bit of Japanese mythology ...

Japan is a country full of contrasts, where tradition and future meets. And when you visit traditional places you feel like you had just trave in time to the past....

Traditional Japan: A bit of Japanese mythology ...

Japan is a country full of contrasts, where tradition and future meets. And when you visit traditional places you feel like you had just trave in time to the past....

Tanabata, the Stars Festival

Tanabata, the Stars Festival

July 7th is Tanabata in Japan. This is the Stars Festival, where we write wishes in paper strips called "tanzaku" and hang them in bamboo branches, together with other beautiful...

Tanabata, the Stars Festival

July 7th is Tanabata in Japan. This is the Stars Festival, where we write wishes in paper strips called "tanzaku" and hang them in bamboo branches, together with other beautiful...