Category Archives: Japan

Tanabata (Star Festival)

Posted on July 10, 2018 by

Tanabata is a Japanese festival which takes place on the 7th of July. The story behind the festival is that this is the only night of the year when 2 deities (Orihime and Hikoboshi), who are lovers, are allowed to … Continue reading →

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Japanese “Gacha Gacha”

Posted on June 9, 2018 by

In Japan you’ll see vending machines absolutely everywhere, but you’ll also see Gacha Gacha machines everywhere as well :) Every supermarket, shopping mall, department store, and even some local shops will have these things usually near the entrances……and that’s just … Continue reading →

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Japanese Soft Drinks

Posted on June 8, 2018 by

In Japan they always seem to have such interesting soft drinks available, sometimes as limited editions and sometimes just as part of standard ranges, and so I always keep a look out for ones I haven’t tried before :) I … Continue reading →

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