Hello this is Seunghyun Pyun. Today I would like to introduce some Japanese traditionals. Japan is one of the best Asian country which preserve traditional aspect of country. Foods, holidays, and inns are really interting to observe. You can easily capture the past of Japan around you when you are in Japan, but little bit expensive to experience. However, the good side is that the commodity price of Japan is cheaper than US. Which means, you can have traditional Japanese dinner with price of some nice restaurant in US.
The first is a picture of Japanese traditional dinner “shokuji.” It is about $35 with enough food to feed one grown man. The dinner is compose with almost 20 different dishes with little plates. You can experience all kind of Japanese food; such as raw-fish, Japanese meet, Japanese pickle, Japanese soup, and more. 
The second part is a picture of Japanese style inn “ryokan.” The traditional Japanese style does not have a bed. They put a blanket on the floor and sleeps. The traditional inn’s floor has a straw mat, and the window has a paper cover. The Japanese has sedentary cultural aspect, so there no chair or sofa. The table is, as you can see on the photo, very low with sedentary seats.
The next thing i would like to explain is a the Full-moon Day. It is september 20th, and Japanese drinks sake with rice cake, “mochi.” The mochi is a rice based cake which has similar cooking procidure with a bread. The mochi is really sticky with sweat tastes.
The Last picture i want to explain today is a bonus picture for those who loves pokemon. I coincidently went to a pokemon festival on Kyoto Station. It was for kids, but there were also lots of adults who loves pokemon. Pokemon is so famous in Japan that if you go to any big store you can easily find some kind of pokemon related goods. The picture is a Squirtle which i found the cutest pokemon in the festival.
Thank you for reading my blog, see you guys next week with more interesting stories about the life in Japan.
Location: Nanzan University, Nagoya, Japan
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The Pokemon festival is such a blast from the past! Do you know if the television episodes shown in the U.S. were the same as the episodes shown in Japan (albeit with alternative dubbing)?
The food looks amazing. I was on a plane to Vietnam earlier this year, and I had a short layover in Tokyo. It seemed like squid, rice, and sushi were national favorites.
The Pokemon festival is such a blast from the past! Do you know if the television episodes shown in the U.S. were the same as the episodes shown in Japan (albeit with alternative dubbing)?
The food looks amazing. I was on a plane to Vietnam earlier this year, and I had a short layover in Tokyo. It seemed like squid, rice, and sushi were national favorites.
Wow, that dinner looks amazing! I don’t suppose they have “doggie bags” there? Love the Pokémon too; sometimes the best places are the ones you accidentally find.
OMG Pokemon festival ! ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
In response to your ryokan topic, are there places like 찜질방 Jjimjilbangs there ? Or is ryokan like one ?
I definitely need to go to Japan while I’m here ; plane tickets are I think ~200USD round trip.
Also no, chocoboy isn’t my favorite — I introduce a false sponsor for all of my blogs and it’s usually Korean candy.
Do you recommend any candy ?
OMG Pokemon festival ! ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
In response to your ryokan topic, are there places like 찜질방 Jjimjilbangs there ? Or is ryokan like one ?
I definitely need to go to Japan while I’m here ; plane tickets are I think ~200USD round trip.
Also no, chocoboy isn’t my favorite — I introduce a false sponsor for all of my blogs and it’s usually Korean candy.
Do you recommend any candy ?