The two mains religions of Japan are Buddhism and Shintoism (that one is from Japan). Even if they are different, like the name given to their place of worship (respectively temple and shrine), they share the goshuins. Before explaining them, let’s talk a bit about religions in Japan. The idea Read more…
If one should ask me a drawback since I’m in Japan, I would probably answer that. It’s a real obstacle course. Compared to Europe, Japan Banking System looks archaic and isolated. Many times, I was like “but, why?”! I’ll not make critics about the Japanese habit to use cash, it’s Read more…
Pokémon is a worldwide phenomenon, started 30 years ago. It leaved one’s mark on many generations, specially mine, when Pokémon started in 1999 in Europe (1996 in Japan). Those Pocket Monster spread in school to make it a success story. Now, the 8th generation will be release November 15 avec Read more…
October 12th 2019, the fastest growing typhoon in the last 30 years hit Japan. The size was really huge, about 1.5 size of France (1400 km). That super typhoon (category 5) hit Japan around 9 pm. Hence, my first typhoon was a monster, named Hagibis. The trajectory of the typhoon Read more…
Sentōs (銭湯) are Japanese public bath. They are artificial, contrary to onsens (温泉) that use natural hot spring. I never tried them yet. One particularity of Japanese bath is the nudity; indeed, the birthday suit is required. Baths are generally non-mixed. They are indicated on the map with that symbol Read more…