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成人の日 – coming of age

Today I will write a few words about seiji-no-hi. The Coming-of-Age Day in Japan. In our days, the coming of age day is a national holiday and typically celebrated on the second Monday of every year. It marks the passage into adulthood – the year a Japanese turn 20. It includes many festivities in the local [...]

Sumo

After yesterday’s BBQ I would have been perfectly happy to just sleep today and do nothing. However, the Sumo tournament comes only every four months to Tokyo and after missing it the last three times I just had t take this chance.

Thus, some friends and I did the obligatory Sumo trip and enjoyed a few hours [...]