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Shout At Monster Priests: Akutai Cursing Festival

(From Unsplash.) A lot of people are used to the idea that Japanese people are quiet and innocent. But every year around this time, there...

Chichibu Yomatsuri Festival - Online Experience

Around this time each year in Saitama, Chichibu Yomotsuri is held. It is a beautiful, vibrant night festival with parade floats and...

Watch The Infancy Of Japanese Cinema

If you'd like to time travel into Japan's Cinematic past, it is actually possible to do it for free and legally. Since some of Japan's...

Sushi Making Class Online! Live from Tokyo!

(From Wix.) Have you ever wanted to learn how to make sushi? But you didn't know where to go or the classes were too pricey? For $44.99...

Online Yukata Kimono Making Class!

(Borrowed from Eventbrite.) Have you ever wanted to learn how to make a men's yukata from scratch? You now have the opportunity! There...

Online Tea Ceremony Class! Buy Real Tea and Whisk!

(Image from Unsplash.) If you've ever wanted to learn how to do traditional style Japanese tea ceremony, your chance has arrived in the...

Online Sashiko Class! Make Your Jeans Last!

In the days before Western clothing became normative in Japan, peasants typically wore simple garments made of cotton called "noragi"....

Japanese Architecture: FREE Online Live Tour!

Do you love Japanese Architecture and learn more about it? You're not alone. Thanks to an online tour with Emerging Fields In...

How To Make Gyoza Online Class!

Direct to you from Tokyo, you can learn how to make delicious gyoza at home in an online class! (Image borrowed from Eventbrite.) If you...

A Virtual Gion Odori/Matsuri - DIY

(Image by Unsplash.) Every year in early November, a wonderful festival called "Gion Odori" runs. However, it seems that for the first...

TRAVEL BACK IN TIME: Japan

I've often wondered what it would be like to see Japan in its earlier days as a nation. But thanks to various online resources, it's...

KIMONOVEMBER: The Ultimate Kimono Excuse

Every year, around the world, the global kimono community shares a special event in common: Kimonovember! It's a month of celebrating...

FREE Asian Cooking Lesson Online!

Have you ever wanted to learn how to cook delicious Asian food? On the 10th of November Foodie Trails will be hosting a free online...

Immortal Jelly Fish

(I originally wrote this in 2017. I was thinking about death much more back then. With things as they are right now I felt this would be...

A Virtual Tour of Japan, FREE!

(Image borrowed from facebook.com/events/952677481886405/) Have you really been missing Japan? Really, really? If so, on November 5th you...

Light Up Melbourne 2020 Posponed!

(Image borrowed from facebook.com/events/2780126512051036/) In March 2020, the Light Up Melbourne Festival had to be postponed due to...

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