Children’s Day (or Kodomo no hi), is the final day of Japan’s Golden Week celebration and a time […]
Category Archive: Food
Love Pocky? You’re not the only one! Starting out as a simple, tasty biscuit stick coated in milk […]
Spring is here in the UK and while we walk along the streets watching the trees fill their […]
Japan has a long history with healthy ingredients, with many traditional recipes using vegetable and plant-based produce to […]
Most records date the first form of Oden (おでん) back to the Muromachi period (室町時代, 1336-1573) to which grilled tofu (焼き豆腐) would be served with […]
As autumn passes the baton to the winter months and temperatures inevitably drop, many of us find our […]
Most first-timers to Japan tread the well-worn tourist path between Tokyo and Kyoto, but if you’re looking for […]
Hokkaido is Japan’s northernmost island and is renowned for its delicious fish and seafood. Here at Japan Centre, […]
Autumn leaf viewing Autumn is a fantastic season to head to Japan’s former capital, as the rainy and […]
If you’ve ever travelled by on Japan’s super speedy bullet trains then you may have noticed people taking […]
