Kitakyushu is an important urban center in Fukuoka Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, located in the southwestern part of Japan. There are plenty of unique places to visit and things to buy in this beautiful subtropical Japanese city, which is, in fact, the largest in entire Kyushu in terms of area. If you are…

If you are living and working in Japan (or plan to), there is a very good chance that you are teaching English. I have been teaching English here for the better part of a decade. I have taught every level and type of student. Teaching children are particularly enjoyable. My favorite age group is 8-12-year-olds…

One of the undeniable things in life is how everything is much more fun with our friends around. We all go through countless memories with our friends whether these may be some of the happiest, saddest, or even the stupidest times around. Most of us have also enjoyed our time with our friends by hanging…

Looking for a place to spend a little time after work with friends to loosen up and de-stress? Sometimes, the usual izakaya is not what people want to look for. For some, there are different ways to have fun and to spend time instead. And recently, this place has been getting jam-packed with visitors. photo-ac.com…

At some point in your life, you have probably played cards. Most of the time, a deck contains 52 cards plus jokers. The Japanese flower cards, known as “Hanafuda” also have the same cards. It is a little bit more difficult as you need to know the meaning of each card and the deck has…

There are many card games popular in Japan. Three of these games are “Karuta”,”Hanafuda” and “Menko”. Different types of beautiful cards with pictures are used to play these games. Most of them have a unique style of appearance as the pictures and letters are all related to Japan and written in Japanese. Karuta cards could…