Articles about Tradition

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2022

A small custom that still shows up today.

Kevin Henrique · Jun 22, 2020

Golden poop charms, a toilet god, a Tokyo skyscraper shaped like a poop and an entire museum dedicated to feces: a tour of Japan's...

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2020

From zori to waraji: ten traditional Japanese shoes worth knowing

Kevin Henrique · Apr 13, 2018

Puberty, onsens, the Mahjong 'white dragon' tile and a 50% survey figure: a clear-eyed cultural look at why many Japanese women...

Kevin Henrique · Mar 15, 2018

Meaning, origin, and the five most impressive torii in Japan

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2018

A day in a heya: training, chanko nabe, hierarchy and the price of life in the ring

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2018

What everyday life in Japan reveals about self-control, respect, harmony, and the values still taught in schools.

Kevin Henrique · Oct 30, 2017

Kevin Henrique · Jul 21, 2017

The seifuku, school dress codes, and what Western observers often get wrong

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2017

Japan's entrance area — origin, etiquette, and small rules for visitors

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2017

Learn what unagi is, how kabayaki is prepared, the difference between unadon and unaju, and why eel is tied to summer in Japan.

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2016

Six years on one boxy back: history, craft, and cost of Japan’s famous school bag.

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2015

The Takayama festival and its most important highlights.

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2015

Japan’s “calamitous years,” the three-year caution window, and how people still answer them at shrines

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2015

History, styles, schools, and the practice of Japanese floral arrangement