Cocomo Japan Travel

20/02/2021

Eliminating unreasonable waste is an area in which the Japanese are very good at. Foreigners working in Japan may wonder, "Why do I have to be instructed in such detail? Let's just accept it as a part of the Japanese temperament.

https://manabink.com/en/2021/02/19/communication-kaizen-in-japanese-business/

18/02/2021

In Japan, the idea that fathers are also responsible for raising children is becoming more and more popular. The roles of mothers and fathers are also changing. What are the mainstream ideas and how will they change in the future?

By D. McCaughan Diverse Values by Generation We talked to mothers born in 1970-74 and 1980-84. Keep in mind that the latter basically don’t remember the bubble years. They are the generation that embraced the “loose sock” fashion, fell in love with purikura, a photo sticker booth, and cared fo...

17/02/2021

You can be immersed in the world of Japanese Anime here!

https://manabink.com/en/2021/02/16/new-weekly-shonen-jump-theme-park-a-worlds-first/

16/02/2021

Did you know that Japan is called "the only country in the world with a single dynasty"?

This refers to the fact that there have been 126 generations of emperors, up to the present emperor, with one line of succession for 2,700 years.

There is no such system in the world, and even the Roman Empire has a history of just over 1,000 years. I think you can see how rare this is.

It is unclear if the emperors are actually connected for 126 consecutive generations without fail. At least from Emperor Jinmu, the first emperor, to the 25th emperor, we do not know for sure whether he actually existed or not. It is only from the 26th generation that we know with some degree of accuracy. In the beginning, it was the mythical world of "Kojiki". Even so, the fact that the lineage has continued for about 100 generations is astounding.

That "Kojiki" is the oldest history book in Japan. It contains a lot of mythology, but it was very important in spreading the authority of the emperor to the world. By reading the Kojiki, you can understand, albeit dimly, the way Japanese people think and their customs. This book may be said to be the DNA of the Japanese people.

https://manabink.com/en/2021/02/15/kojiki-read-an-ancient-work-to-understand-japan-and-japanese/

15/02/2021

How did a small judoka, 164cm tall and 70kg in weight, become an unbeatable fighter?

Mitsuyo Maeda (1878-1941): Promoting Judo Abroad

https://manabink.com/en/2021/02/13/mitsuyo-maeda-1878-1941-promoting-judo-abroad/

14/02/2021

This year, March 11, 2021, marks the 10th anniversary of the Great Tohoku Earthquake. In fact, yesterday, February 13, there was a major earthquake in the Tohoku region. It was an aftershock of the earthquake 10 years ago. I feel that the earth is moving much more slowly than we do. At the same time, I am reminded of the horror of nature: the earthquake and tsunami that occurred 10 years ago, followed by the nuclear power plant meltdown. There is a man who saved Japan and the world.

https://manabink.com/en/2021/02/14/the-man-who-saved-the-country-japan/

12/02/2021

There are many different art festivals in Japan. The most famous one is probably the Triennale in Naoshima. It attracts many tourists from Japan and abroad. Naoshima is an island in the Seto Inland Sea, and its scenic beauty is one of the best things about it, but there are also art festivals held in cities. This is the city's version of an art festival.

https://manabink.com/en/2021/02/06/aichi-triennale-a-city-type-art-festival-in-japan/

09/02/2021

Japan's 70 percent of the land is comprised of forests and mountains. But there are desserts as well. Not big, but one of the most famous is Tottori Sand Dune. And every year they have a sand dune festival. Here is one of the exhibits.

https://cocomootravel.com/2021/01/26/sand-art-attracting-tourists-in-tottori-japan/

08/02/2021

Interview with Makoto Shinkai, a Japanese animator

https://manabink.com/en/2021/02/07/astonish-the-world-with-the-japans-landscape-interview-with-makoto-shinkai-animation-director/

04/02/2021

What do Japanese people eat for breakfast?

Source: Survey of 2,137 married women ages 20-60 conducted in April, 2018) In a survey on the breakfast habits of married women ranging from those in their 20s through their 60s, more than half responded that they prefer a meal based on bread or bread products, with only about 30% saying they prefer...