AN EATING HABIT IN JAPAN: A CULTURE SHOCK Japan is a highly structured and traditional society. That’s why, at Japan, eating etiquette can be a headache to lots of foreigners. I, myself, as a foreigner here has experienced a few head-scratching moments because of the eating etiquettes here. The first time I ate the Udon…
POST-DISASTER: VOLUNTOURISM
After the earthquake triggered the tsunami and the tsunami striked the nuclear meltdown, the world looked at Japan which had long been an economic overachiever – in a way that it hadn’t done for a long time and question whether what can they do to help. Now, as the clean-up enters a calmer stage, there…
IS JAPANESE CUISINE REALLY HEALTHY ?
A misconception about the Japanese cuisine Japanese cuisine has long been known for being healthy and dietary with dishes such as sushi, sashimi, udon with lots of fresh seafood and vegetables. This can be considered as the essentialism of Japan as most of the tourists come here with an idea that they will lose some…
STREET ARTS IN JAPAN
Unlike Western countries with a rather impressive share of street arts, because of the traditional and conforming culture of Japan, street arts scene here is rather small and less developed. Certain districts in Tokyo is accepting street arts more than others. In some neighbourhoods of Harajuku and Shibuya in which there is a significant…
TEA CEREMONY: A SYMBOL OF JAPAN
Being an exchange student in Japan is definitely not easy. The language barrier and the homesickness can be really stressful sometimes. In the mist of everything, I was invited to experience the tea ceremony as a way to find the inner serenity in my mind. At the ceremony, I was taught not only about the…
ALL ABOUT HATSUKOI
The journey begins here! Thank you for joining with me! Hi everyone, my name is Trang. I’m 19 years old girl with a huge passion for travelling. Thorough my life, travel has been an essential part of me as Pico once said, “We travel, then, in search of both self and anonymity — and, of…
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