Monthly Archives: June 2016

We use chopsticks when we eat Japanese food and there are some important rules during using chopsticks. Hold your chopsticks towards their end, not in the middle or the front third. When you are not using your chopsticks, or have … Continue reading →

The rainy season, tsuyu, lasts from the beginning of June to mid-July in mainland Japan. It affects Okinawa about a month earlier but does not reach Hokkaido. Tsuyu literally means plum rain. One of the reasons why it’s called tsuyu … Continue reading →