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For shops, kanban (signboards) are an important landmark. Other objects that serve the same purpose that Japanese people are familiar with are noren (shop curtains with emblems), nobori (flags), and chochin (lanterns).

Furoshiki are square cloths for storing, wrapping, and carrying items. They are also used to cover things that are important to protect from dust.

Japan is the only country in the world that uses a seal registration system.

Copying Buddhist sutras is called shakyo and in Japan it typically refers to copying the Hannya Shingyo (The Great Heart of Wisdom Sutra).

The Emperor and some of his relatives, the imperial family, are referred to as the imperial household.

Lacquerware that uses Japanese lacquer is known as shitsugei (lacquer art).

Origami is a traditional form of Japanese entertainment in which you make various shapes such as cranes, boats, and helmets by folding colored paper.

There was a kingdom known as Ryukyu that existed on the Nansei Islands, part of present day Okinawa

Tomioka Silk Mill in Gunma Prefecture was Japan's first large-scale machine-made silk factory that w

Gion, located in Kyoto's Higashiyama, serves as Kyoto's bustling downtown area.

The Shirakami Mountain Range is spread across Aomori and Akita Prefectures and spans over 1,000 mete

Iwami Ginzan is a group of ruins in Shimane Prefecture where silver used to be mined in the 16th to

The Ogasawara Islands are located approximately 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo and consist of about

Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture developed as one of Japan's port towns after the ports were opened i

The Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution are a series of historic heavy industry sites that

Yakushima is an island that floats in the sea off the southernmost tip of the mainland of Kyushu, ar

Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture is one of the big cities that represents the Hokuriku region.

November 23rd is a public holiday in Japan called "Labor Thanksgiving Day".

Compared to cherry blossom viewing in spring, observing autumn leaves is referred to as momijigari "hunting for autumn leaves".

One of the classic activities for autumn in Japan is otsukimi (moon viewing).