Ultimate Guide to Sake Brewery By The Japan Switch Team Besides premium ingredients and the right climate, you need toji (sake maker) at a sake brewery to create high-quality Japanese sake. In Japan, there’s a distinction between ‘sake’, which means alcoholic beverage, and ‘nihonshu’ that translates to ‘the drink of Japan’. In many ways, the […]
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Ultimate Guide to Skiing in Japan By Chu Thi Anh | October 26, 2021 Japan is undoubtedly one of the must-see countries rich in natural beauty and blessed with four significantly different but signature seasons. Therefore, Japanese people have been sensitive to the seasons and worshipped nature’s gifts with various activities and festivals each year.
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The Ultimate Guide to Planning a Day trip from Tokyo By Niina | October, 24, 2021 Are you living in Tokyo? Looking to planning a day trip from Tokyo? Living in Japan comes with unlimited luxuries. One of which is living in the country where one of the world’s major cities, Tokyo, is located. Whether
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Ultimate Guide to Japanese Nabe By Norie Matsumoto | October 19, 2021 Winter is coming and that means it’s time to enjoy some Japanese Nabe. Nabe・鍋 is quite literally pot or hotpot. You may have heard of hot pot in other Asian countries like Thailand, the Philippines, or Taiwan. But the Japanese make them in
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Ultimate Guide to Japanese Sushi: How much do you know? By Chu Thi Anh | October 18, 2021 What do you think of when it comes to Japanese food? I bet that most of you would think of Japanese sushi. Needless to say, sushi is one of the most popular dishes in Japanese cuisine. As
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Gone are the bowls of tonkatsu and plates of fresh sushi. Okinawan food is something else. Find out more!
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Ultimate Guide to the Zairyu Card in Japan By Norie Matsumoto Revised by Ava S. McKee | September 30, 2021 Ever heard of a 在留カード ・Zairyu Card? Chances are if you have looked into moving to Japan, you will know it as your Residence Card. If you’re thinking of coming to Japan for study, work, or
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Otherwise known as Boke and Tsukkomi Routine, manzai is the country’s wackier take on Straight Man and Wise Guy duo. It has all the premise of an oft-recurring trope in comedy.
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Ultimate Guide to Amusement Parks in Tokyo By The Japan Switch Team Have you heard about the great Tokyo amusement parks? Tokyo is one the most beautiful cities in the world, known for its splendid cuisine, architecture and culture, but it’s also very popular for its theme parks! In Japan, there’s actually a whopping 233
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Ultimate Guide to Tokyo at Night By Hei Kin Wong | September 24 2021 Tokyo is one of the best cities in Asia, well known for not only its fantastic food and culture but also its amazing nightlife. The nightlife in Tokyo is certainly one of the highlights for most foreigners living in the city.
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