By Adam Liaw Noodle soups have been around in China for thousands of years, but they only became popular in Japan in the late 19th century, after a Sino-Japanese friendship treaty brought with it a wave of Chinese immigrants. Despite its relatively short history, Japanese ramen occupies a place in the country’s national cuisine that…
Japan’s prettiest national pastime of hanami, or cherry blossom viewing, has got off to its earliest start ever. The Japan Meteorological Agency announced the beginning of cherry blossom, or ‘sakura,’ season over the weekend. The declaration came after the agency’s designated index tree at Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine showed the first flowers in bloom on Saturday,…
by vintageeveryday in Photos Photographs of Japan from the Meiji and Taisho Periods (1868-1926) have captivated viewers around the world since they were first circulated. One photographer in particular captured Japanese life so beautifully that his work has been seen by countless people all across the globe. Until very recently, though, his name was virtually…
Driving for a long hours could be stressful, but there are many so called Parking Areas on Japanese Expressways where you could relax for a coffee or have some light meal. To be honest, it wasn’t really a place to eat but that’s changing these days and the new facilities are serving better food…
Actually this wasn’t an ordinary walk. There are many shrines and temples in Yanaka and Nezu district, and among them, there are seven shrines/temples that worship the Shichifukujin or Seven Gods of Good Fortune. Namely, Ebisu, Daikokuten, Bishamonten, Benzaiten, Fukurokuju, Jurojin, and Hotei. Visiting each of these seven shrines/temples with its particular god are called…
2013 is the year of the Snake. Happy New Year and may 2013 be a peaceful and prosperous year. Team YAQMO
After a recent opening of Yayoi Kusama’s retrospective at the Whitney Museum in New York and unveiling of window installations at Louis Vuitton’s flagship Manhattan store on Fifth Avenue earlier this month, the collaboration work with Louis Vuitton landed in Tokyo this week. Here’s some scenes at the Isetan Department store in Tokyo. (click to…
Enoshima is a small island (approx. 4 km in circumference) on the coast of Sagami Bay about 50 km southwest of Tokyo, known as the center of the Shonan resort area. The island is linked with the mainland by a 600 meter long bridge accessible by foot or by car. Going up the hill of…
2012 is the year of the Dragon. Wishing you all a peaceful, healthy, and prosperous 2012! YAQMO team
Well not exactly. Its a small statue of a sumurai on a bar counter that’s watching over you at a standing bar in Shimbashi, Tokyo. Posters and framed photo of this samurai are hanged all over the bar and even his katana or swords (fake, of course) are also displayed on the wall. I am…
