citrus, fruit, japan, japanese culture, japanese food, orange, tachibana

Japan’s Tachibana Fruit, Once Revered by Royals and Poets, Now Endangered

In Japan, the variety of flora and fauna can be quite enticing. It is home to several exquisite flowers and fruits that are not so popular outside the country. One such example is the Japanese orange variant called tachibana. It is a citrus fruit that tastes unique, unlike a typical orange that you might buy ...

Max Lu

Tachibana citrus tree in front of temple, Japan

Visiting Hananomai, a Sumo-Themed Restaurant in Japan

Sumo is one of the most popular traditional sports in Japan. Ryogoku is basically the center of the country’s professional sumo wrestling world. And in this city is located the Hananomai, the only sumo-themed restaurant in the region. Hananomai “Hananomai’s menu is sumo inspired, serving their own rendition of chanko-nabe or ‘sumo stew’. You might ...

Emma Lu

A sumo wrestling match.