Top Five Fun Tanabata Festival Activities

If you’d like to hold your own little Tanabata festival with friends and family, here are five things you can do to make it feel traditionally fun and extra special

Top Five Traditional Japanese Flu Remedies

You may have encountered one or more of them at some point in your favorite manga, anime, or JRPGs; here are the five most popular ones, along with some quick explanations on their preparation.

How to Make a Teru Teru Bozu

Literally a “shiny shiny bald-headed Buddhist priest”, teru teru bozu are small dolls made of white paper or cloth placed on window sills to ward off the rains.