Japan’s National Holidays in 2025 | Nippon.com
Jun 6, 2024 · Japan has 16 national holidays throughout the year. Both at the start and end of 2025, many schoolchildren and company workers will enjoy nine-day winter vacation periods, running from the ...
Japan’s Idol Industry - nippon.com
Yamaguchi Momoe, the duo Pink Lady, and Matsuda Seiko were among the most popular pop music idols of the 1970s and 1980s. The niche they carved out in the Japanese entertainment industry is now ...
“Kamon”: Japan’s Family Crests - nippon.com
Feb 10, 2023 · Japanese family crests known as kamon were first used by the aristocracy over a thousand years ago, but over time they were adopted by samurai, merchants, and many others. Today, there are thought ...
Japan’s 72 Microseasons | Nippon.com
Oct 16, 2015 · In ancient times the Japanese divided their year into 24 periods based on classical Chinese sources. The natural world comes to life in the even more vividly named 72 subdivisions of the ...
Shinkansen Route Map - nippon.com
Mar 16, 2024 · Line Route Distance Top Speed Shortest Travel Time; Tōkaidō Shinkansen: Tokyo–Shin-Osaka: 552.6 km: 285 km/h: Tokyo–Nagoya: 1 h 33 m Tokyo–Shin-Osaka: 2 h 21 m
Japanese Coins - nippon.com
Dec 6, 2015 · Japanese Coins Large and Small. Japan has six coins in circulation with values ranging from ¥1 to ¥500. The front, or obverse, side of each features a different image, normally a variety of ...
Five Greats of Japanese Woodblock Printing | Nippon.com
Dec 29, 2014 · The woodblock print, or hanga, has played a centuries-long role in the history of Japanese art.The Edo-period masters, like Hokusai and Hiroshige, produced images that are familiar to people all ...
The State of Recovery in Tōhoku 10 Years after 3/11 - nippon.com
Mar 10, 2021 · A decade on from 3/11, we review data on recovery work along the Sanriku Coast and other parts of the Tōhoku region and the lingering effects of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.
Japan’s Most Popular Baby Names of the Heisei Era
Apr 9, 2019 · Every year, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance publishes a list of the most popular baby names in Japan. Looking back over the 30 years of the Heisei era, which began in 1989, shows changing trends in ...
Teresa Teng: An Asian Idol Loved in Japan - nippon.com
Feb 19, 2016 · As Popular As Ever. Last year marked the twentieth anniversary of the death of Teresa Teng, an Asian pop legend who won fame in Japan with a string of hits.