First introduced to Japan thousands of years ago, sushi is now one of Japan’s most famous food exports […]
Category Archive: Events, holidays & festivals
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are now only six weeks away and the countdown has begun! The world’s […]
Sunday 11th July 2021 is Japan Centre’s official 45th birthday! In 1976 Tak Tokumine launched Japan Centre in […]
Japan Centre has just opened an exciting new Mochi Bar at our London Leicester Square store, bringing you […]
Children’s Day (or Kodomo no hi), is the final day of Japan’s Golden Week celebration and a time […]
Who loves their tea more than the Japanese and British? On National Tea Day, you’ll want to gather […]
Love Pocky? You’re not the only one! Starting out as a simple, tasty biscuit stick coated in milk […]
While we might have just come back from the 4-day long Easter weekend, those in Japan are gearing […]
On Tuesday 30 April, Emperor Akihito (明仁) will be stepping down from the Chrysanthemum Throne making him the […]
As one of the five gosekku (五節句, seasonal festivals) in Japan, Hinamatsuri is held on the 3rd March […]
