To know about Japan

The ever-popular blossoming of cherry blossoms, sakura, is a national event in Japan.

Before getting on the plane, be sure you're ready to face the crawling and flying critters that you will surely encounter in Japan!

Right next to Gion, the famous geisha district, a paradise for collectors can be found: several quiet streets which are full of traditional Japanese arts and crafts boutiques.

Use the Kintetsu Rail Pass to explore some of the best Japan has to offer over the course of five days!

We often think of sunny days when we talk about flowers, but what about winter? In Japan, flowers grow year-round.

Kyushu offers an endless variety of landscapes from cities to volcanoes, to hot springs and islands.

Shinto altars in Buddhist temples, Buddhist statues in Shinto shrines, the places of worship of the two great religions in Japan are sometimes mixed.

Overseas, Japan is renowned for its unusual objects.

The rakan, the enlightened disciples of Buddha, have been the subject of very popular devotion since the time of Edo.

The Yayoi period (400 BC to 300 AD) is a pivotal period in the history of Japan during which Japan starts cultivating rice and the first sedentary communities appear.

The Sengoku period (1477 - 1573) marked a turning point in the history of Japan.

Mount Fuji occupies a special place in the Japanese imagination, for the singular beauty of its symmetrical slopes and its snow-capped top and for the religious activity which developed there.

The term wagashi refers to traditional Japanese sweets. Usually small, the size of just a few mouthfuls, they come in many shapes, textures and using various ingredients.

As simple as it can appear to the naked eye, sashimi is a true culinary art.

This soup is a central element of Japanese cuisine: having a meal without miso soup is almost unthinkable in Japan.

Manga covers a very large number of genres and is intended for almost every audiences in Japan. From adventure manga for teens to darker and more violent tales, there is something for everyone.

What should you read while traveling in Japan? Apart from the classics or the inevitable Haruki Murakami, Japanese thrillers are a great option.

Studio Ghibli is a Japanese animation film studio.

The biggest success of the Japanese box office in 2016, Your Name tells the story of an impossible love between two teenagers.

In a basement of Ginza in Tokyo hides a small sushi restaurant, Sukiyabashi Jiro.

Kanji are written characters of Chinese origin that make learning Japanese complicated, but so much more methodical.

The Japanese language has many grammatical particles. Most of them serve to indicate the function of the word that precedes them, but you also find interrogative particles and final particles.

When traveling, it can be difficult to ask for directions, especially if you don't know the places, customs or traditions of the host country, which are often different from ours.

Check out five great spots for refreshing and sweet kakigori in Japan's capital of Tokyo!

Before you get behind the wheel, learn more about the different types of roads in Japan.

Given the urban density of most of the cities in Japan, and the speed with which the authorities notice illegally parked cars, it is very unlikely that you will easily find somewhere when