Top 5 tastiest sports stadium snacks
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are now only six weeks away and the countdown has begun! The world’s most famous multi-sport event starts on 23 July and runs...
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Celebrate 45 years of Japan Centre with these fun food facts!
Celebrate 45 years of Japan Centre with 45 fun food facts which we hope will give you an insight into Japan’s unique cuisine and food culture.
Japan Centre launches new mochi bar at Leicester Square store
Created by our expert Japanese bakery, and hand-baked fresh every day, our Mochi Bar offers you a menu full of mochi delights, and bubble tea too.
Celebrating Children’s day in Japan
Children’s Day (or Kodomo no hi), is the final day of Japan’s Golden Week celebration and a time for families all over the country to join together and...
Canned coffee: a Japanese phenomena
Coffee is more popular than ever before in Japan. What’s more, thanks to Japan’s coffee drinking habits, we can now enjoy an innovation in coffee only recently introduced...
5 creative ways to enjoy Pocky this Valentine’s Day
Thanks to Glico, there is a whole forest of inventive Pocky biscuit sticks for you to enjoy. But, why leave all the creativity to Glico? Perfect for Valentine’s...
Everything you need to know about golden week
2019 marks a special occasion in the abdication of Emperor Akihito (明仁), and the ascension of Crown Prince Naruhito (皇太子徳仁親王), meaning that Japanese citizens this year look forward...
Reiwa is coming! Fun facts about the Japanese emperor and the imperial family
On Tuesday 30 April, Emperor Akihito (明仁) will be stepping down from the Chrysanthemum Throne making him the first Japanese Emperor to do so in nearly two hundred...
Hanami 101: how to Hanami like a pro
Spring is here in the UK and while we walk along the streets watching the trees fill their branches with leaves again, Japan makes much more of a...
What is Hinamatsuri?
As one of the five gosekku (五節句, seasonal festivals) in Japan, Hinamatsuri is held on the 3rd March following the Japanese tradition to celebrate auspicious days of the...
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