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…

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…

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…