Japan

Talking with a Japanese friend of mine, Koji, who is a wine and food expert, I learned that there is an Italian dish called Napolitan in Japan, which I did not know that existed.

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. [May, 2013] A lot of people in Italy know the artist Katsushika Hokusai and his works, for example “the wave” or “36 views of mount Fuji”. They are on…

This is my friend, Bangly's posting. [May, 2013] Usually when I travel I like to be totally absorbed in local customs, so I eat only local foods because foods are one of the forms of…

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. [May, 2013] In this photo you can see Meiji shrine, one of the most important and typical tourist destination in Tokyo. It is always full of foreign tourists but…

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. [April, 2013] During my stay in Kansai area I had the opportunity to visit the temple Ryoan-ji in Kyoto, which has one of the most important Zen gardens in…

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. [April, 2013] During my stay in Osaka we decided to go to Nara for one day. Nara was the first capital of Japan. It took us almost one hour…

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. [April, 2013] In Italy the word sakè indicates a particular alcoholic drink typical from Japan, but the reality is not exatcly like that. In fact, in Japan the word…

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. [April, 2013] Our friend Okazawa-san accompanied us in Kobe city. It is only half an hour by train from Osaka. Kobe is a city near the mountain and the…

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting [April, 2013] I don’t have enough experience to evaluate the different characters of Japanese people depending on where they are from, but soon after I went out of the…