Sumo wrestling originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally. There is six basho (tournaments) a year on the Grand Tournament Schedule, each lasting fifteen days. I am enjoying my fourth basho now. While I cannot begin to pronounce the names of the participants, I am beginning to immediately recognize some of […]
Perhaps because there are so many apartments and condominiums within Tokyo, “Cat Cafes” have become very popular. As the title speaks to, there are cats and there is coffee, tea a snack service available. I have now visited two very different “Cat Cafes”. Each has their own flair. They were twelve cats in the first
Toilets in Japan are the best in the world! When I think of “famous Japanese technology”, I think of their toilets. An entire nation can take pride in the design of the Japanese toilet. It is like they took something everyone uses and made it better. Just amazing! The toilets located in most homes are
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