A Complete Guide To Japanese Table Manners and Dining Etiquette
Learn about table manners and dining etiquette in Japan from eating posture to holding bowls and chopsticks, and making slurping noise while eating noodles.
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How to Hold Chopsticks Properly?
Holding chopsticks in a correct way is a must in Japanese culture. You may need to practice few times to get it right but it is not difficult as you think.
10 Useful Japanese Phrases to use in Restaurants in Japan
Sometimes it can be scary to enter a restaurant in foreign country wondering whether you can order the right food. The phrases below will be useful when you are going to restaurant in Japan.
Ainu – The Indigenous people of Japan
Ainu are an indigenous people of Japan. Including Sapporo, 80% of place names in Hokkaido have their origin in the Ainu language and therefore is believed to they were living in Hokkaido.
15 Useful Japanese Phrases for Shopping in Japan
Master these 15 useful phrases and use them when you’re buying clothes, souvenirs or food & drinks to find the right product you are after.
Keigo and Tameguchi
Learn about 2 different forms of Japanese language – Keigo and Tameguchi. Keigo is polite and Tameguchi is casual form.
Train Etiquette in Japan
There are are many Japanese train etiquette you should be aware of. Learn from our list of you know what to do and not to do.
How to eat mochi?
Mochi (餠, もち) is a Japanese rice cake made of steamed glutinous rice that is pounded into a thick and chewy rice cake. You might think mochi is a solid/hard food as you may have seen block of hard mochi sold in supermarket in Japan, but after you cook mochi, it will become sticky and […]
Can Japanese people speak english?
When travelling to Japan, one of the concerns that many travelers have is whether there will be any communication issue due to the language difference. We will answer the commonly asked question – can Japanese people speak English?
Japanese New Year – Oshogatsu
New year is the most important day of the year in Japan. Most businesses closes operation from 1st of January to 3rd of January. Families gather together to spend the last night of the previous year and the new year together. Eat before the new year – Toshikoshi Soba Before 0am of the new year’s […]