Summer in Japan: Fun Times at a Local Festival in Hiroshima Prefecture
In addition to large well-known events, there are also smaller local festivals around Japan every weekend celebrating and honoring the summer season itself.
July 12, 2017
Tag: Children
A Day of Prayer and Kimono: The Shichi-Go-San (7-5-3) Festival
This is a special day or the children aged three, five and seven years. They will visit nearby shrines with their parents and attend prayers conducted there.
November 10, 2016
Yokohama's Interesting Aquarium (Or The Omoshiroi Suizokukan)
A little aquarium that is tucked away in one of the corners of Chinatown; the Yokohama Omoshiroi Suizokukan.
September 23, 2016
Rock-Paper-Scissors in Japan: Can You Jan-Ken-Pon?
The next time you have an important decision or negotiation on the line, even if it is just a 100 yen discount, don’t forget “jan ken pon!”
May 30, 2016
Kidzania: Putting Your Kids to Work in Tokyo
Kidzania lists itself as an edutainment center where kids can be leaders, make rules and rely on each other to join forces and build a kids-led community. The Mexico-based company now has spread across the globe and there is a strong following of little workers in Tokyo and Osaka locally and in many of the world’s top travel locations too. Just look at Kidzania London, Kidzania Seoul or Kidzania Dubai. All have ignited the imaginations of their youthful patrons and worked their way into the hearts and wallets of many doting parents.
May 25, 2016
Acchi, Muite, Hoi: The New Japanese Children's Game
Rock-paper-scissors is, hands down, the most popular game among Japanese school children. But even the most interesting game in the world can grow stale after a thousand hands or more. When this happens, the only thing to do is to iterate the game. Which brings us to acchi muite hoi!
May 23, 2016
Making Udon Noodles is Child's Play
Sensei Awesome, which is the nickname we have given my daughter’s teacher, invited the parents to come for a day of udon noodle making at school. Kids and their parents were given the opportunity to make hand-made udon noodles and they were fabulous!
May 20, 2016
May 5th: Children's Day
The Children’s Day celebration reminds everyone how important the strength, happiness and health of children are for the future of a society.
May 5, 2016
