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IRODORI “Tips for life in Japan”

TIPS for Life in Japan

This column covers useful knowledge for life in Japan. You can learn about life in Japan and Japanese culture with many photographs and illustrations.

For example, there are seasonal events such as “summer festivals” and Izakaya (Japanese-style pubs), etc.
                  
                Japanese Style Izakaya                                      Nebuta Festival [Aomori]                                  Tanabata Festival [Sendai]
                    いざかや (居酒屋)                                                   ねぶた祭り (青森)                                                  七タ祭り (仙台)
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                  Gion Festival [Kyoto]                                   Awa Odori Festival [Tokushima]                                                                                                                                                   祇園祭 (京都)                                                       阿波踊り (徳島) 

And you will also find useful information for living and traveling in Japan (how to ride trains, how to use coin lockers, etc).

And lots of other interesting and useful information in there.  Please check it out!

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TSUNAHIRO

Here are many videos where you can see what kind of Japanese expressions are used in daily life situations. Please take a look at this one too!

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