Shotengai Magazine

Wasabi

Wasabi: The Famous Japanese Condiment

Wasabi is one of the most famous condiments in Japanese cuisine. Wasabi is often served with sushi. However, most wasabi in supermarkets and restaurants is fake! Fake wasabi is a mixture of...

Wasabi: The Famous Japanese Condiment

Wasabi is one of the most famous condiments in Japanese cuisine. Wasabi is often served with sushi. However, most wasabi in supermarkets and restaurants is fake! Fake wasabi is a mixture of...

Ukiyo-e

Japanese Arts (VI): Ukiyo-e

The Great Wave off Kanagawa is a painting that is famous among Japanese art. It is a ukiyo-e created by Katsushika Hokusai. Ukiyo-e is a Japanese art form that originated in...

Japanese Arts (VI): Ukiyo-e

The Great Wave off Kanagawa is a painting that is famous among Japanese art. It is a ukiyo-e created by Katsushika Hokusai. Ukiyo-e is a Japanese art form that originated in...

Onigiri

The Japanese Delicacy (IX): Onigiri

Onigiri is a traditional Japanese food. It is a rice ball wrapped in nori (dried seaweed). It is the ideal snack for travel and movie time because it is easy...

The Japanese Delicacy (IX): Onigiri

Onigiri is a traditional Japanese food. It is a rice ball wrapped in nori (dried seaweed). It is the ideal snack for travel and movie time because it is easy...

Japanese Scenery (II): Nara Park

Japanese Scenery (II): Nara Park

The biggest attraction of Nara Park is the deer. 1,200 semi-wild deer roam the park and nearby mountains. In Nara Park, you can play with the deer and feed them...

Japanese Scenery (II): Nara Park

The biggest attraction of Nara Park is the deer. 1,200 semi-wild deer roam the park and nearby mountains. In Nara Park, you can play with the deer and feed them...

Nama Tamago

Nama Tamago: The Healthy Japanese Raw Egg

Raw food is an important part of Japanese daily diet. Eggs are no exceptions. Eating raw eggs may seem as a bad idea for many people because raw egg may contain...

Nama Tamago: The Healthy Japanese Raw Egg

Raw food is an important part of Japanese daily diet. Eggs are no exceptions. Eating raw eggs may seem as a bad idea for many people because raw egg may contain...

Yakyu

Baseball: The Most Popular Sport in Japan

Baseball (yakyu) is the most popular participatory/spectator sport in Japan.  Almost every Japanese person has played baseball at least once when they were a kid. The highest level of baseball in Japan is...

Baseball: The Most Popular Sport in Japan

Baseball (yakyu) is the most popular participatory/spectator sport in Japan.  Almost every Japanese person has played baseball at least once when they were a kid. The highest level of baseball in Japan is...