Kansai Network
Japan's Life Experience
Articles & Facts about Japanese Culture
Yasunari Kawabata's crystalline novel Snow Country relates a love affair between an aloof dilettante and what is known as an onsen, or "hot-spring", geisha; and much of the novel's relentless melancholy arises from the onsen geisha's low place on the geisha totem pole. The dilettante is slumming...
More... Posted on 11 March 2010Moving halfway around the world, to a culture as foreign and difficult to penetrate as Japan's is difficult for anyone. If you become an English teacher here, you will probably have to deal with a Japanese boss and staff with different cultural values from your own. This can lead to...
Category: Culture Posted on 17 September 2009Who wouldn't be fascinated by the concept of having a whole festival dedicated to dolls? Dolls are shown in Girl's Day and Boy's Day festivals in Japan, and cherished over the generations. Boy's Day dolls can consist of anything from a healthy-looking Sumi wrestler to a samurai warrior or his armor...
Category: Culture Posted on 17 September 2009The Japanese language is considered by many to be easy to learn. Whether you wish to speak Japanese for personal reasons like travel or for professional reasons, it is important for you to consider that learning Japanese etiquette is as important as learning commonly used...
Category: Culture Posted on 17 September 2009So, you plan to visit a Japanese home? Well, before you do such you must first learn the etiquette in Japanese homes. The Japanese home culture revolves around three values: courtesy, cleanliness, and graciousness. Learning to apply these values whether in the Japanese context or not benefits you not only as...
Category: Culture Posted on 17 September 2009You can host your article at Kansai Network.
Just send us a mail including your article and information that you wish to include in the "About the Author" section to webmaster@kansainetwork.com.
Your article will be reviewed and we will contact you to inform you of the review result.
We are looking forward to your contribution
...The big economic growth acquired by Japan after world-war 2 is certainly admired all around the world. Today, Japan is one of the biggest economies in the world and a leading country in the scientific fields. By studying in Japan, students can carry out their studies in an excellent environment knowing that they get their knowledge from the state-of-the-art...
If a foreigner wishes to work in Japan, he or she should find a job offer first, then apply for a proper working visa for the specific field he or she are going to engage in. For example, if you find a job as...
As you're probably already aware, Japan is a very unique place. No where else in the world will you find the same outrageous opportunities to make money that are open to just about anyone...
Sushi is a Japanese dish, popular all throughout the world. Sushi lovers, young and old alike, mistakenly think Sushi refers to raw sea fish. Sushi actually means vinegar-flavored rice and the raw food accompanying it are called Sashimi.
