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Women-only passenger cars ( 女性専用車) are railway or subway cars intended for women only. In Japan, women-only cars were introduced to com...

Okiagari-koboshi or Okiagari-kobōshi ( 起き上がり小法師 ? , getting-up little priest ) is a Japanese traditional doll . The toy is made from pa...

Kusatsu ( 草津町 Kusatsu-machi ? ) is a small town in Agatsuma District in Gunma Prefecture , Japan. Kusatsu is situated about 1,200 meter...

Manjū is a well-known sweet in Japan, consisting of a pastry crust made of flour, rice flour and buckwheat and a filling made of Azuki be...

The Fuji Rabbit was a motor scooter produced in Japan by Fuji Heavy Industries from 1946 through 1968. Although not very well known ...

Beni shōga ( 紅生姜 ? ) is a type of tsukemono ( Japanese pickle ). It is made from ginger cut into thin strips, colored red, and pickled ...

Auto Race ( オートレース Ōto Rēsu ? ) is a Japanese version of motorcycle speedway , but combines gambling added into it and is held on an as...

An uwan ( うわん ? ) in Japanese folklore is a disembodied voice that inhabits old, abandoned temples and homes. According to ancient legen...

Sakana ( 肴 ? ) or shukō ( 酒 肴 ? ) is a Japanese term referring to food eaten as an accompaniment to alcohol . Sakana may also be refer...

Onekotan Island ( Russian : Онекотан ; Japanese 温禰古丹島; Onekotan-tō , occasionally Onnekotan-tō , Ainu : オネコタン　or　オネコタㇴ ) is an uninhabited...

Calpis ( カルピス Karupisu ? ) is a Japanese uncarbonated soft drink , manufactured by Calpis Co., Ltd.  ( カルピス株式会社 Karupisu Kabushiki-gai...

Genmaicha ( 玄米茶 ? , "brown rice tea") is the Japanese name for green tea combined with roasted brown rice . [ 1 ] It is som...

Okobo ( おこぼ ? ) , also referred to as pokkuri , bokkuri , or koppori geta from the sound made when walking, [ 1 ] are wooden sandals worn...

Arashiyama ( 嵐山 Storm Mountain ? ) is a district on the western outskirts of Kyoto , Japan . It also refers to the mountain across the Ōi...

Plamo ( プラモ puramo ? ) refers to the hobby of plastic modeling, and to the products of this hobby. In the West, the term is most ofte...

Fighter kites are kites used for the sport of kite fighting. Some Fighter Kites: The Rokkaku dako (六角凧) is a traditional six-sided Jap...

Satsuma Kiriko ( 薩摩切子 ? ) cut glass was produced by the Satsuma clan from the final years of the Edo period to the beginning of the Meij...

Kiyomizu-dera ( 清水寺 ? ) is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Isumi in Chiba Prefecture , Japan. According to an alternate readi...

Tissue-pack marketing ( ティッシュ配り ? ) is a type of guerrilla marketing that is a phenomenon in Japan. Companies use small, portable tissu...

A candlestick chart is a style of bar-chart used primarily to describe price movements of a security , derivative , or currency over time...