Category: japan

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Indian influence on Japanese traditions & culture

Part II of Omisoka, the Japanese NewYear Eve. Was awed to see our own emblem shielding the buddhist temple @ Sapporo, Japan. Had known that Japan had borrowed several aspects from Indian culture, especially through Buddhism...

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how to spend NewYear in Japan

In Japan you can celebrate new year eve either by jumping into some party or in the much more intricate manner tradition has tagged it. New Year brought a free pair of new underwears for me and...

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Hokkaido University International Cultural Festival

Itz our first International Culture Festival and we are gonna make it! There’re around 800 international students here in Hokkaido University. Yet, only this year, by the formation of an official association by us few...

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diwali; a japanese perspective

This is a glimpse from the English Seminar where I introduced India to the Japanese highschool students. The students were supposed to prepare articles/newspapers on different themes of the country. Herez how they pictured...