The Thing I Learned Today

Here are all The Thing I Learned Today features from past issues of Japanagram:

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  • Superstitions you can use

    Superstitions you can use

  • How do you translate the impossible?

    How do you translate the impossible?

  • Haunted Household Goods of Japan

    Haunted Household Goods of Japan

  • Why do cars drive on the left in Japan?

    Why do cars drive on the left in Japan?

  • How a trip fail helped me recapture the joy of traveling

    How a trip fail helped me recapture the joy of traveling

  • Traditional Japanese Inns: Heaven…or Hell?

    Traditional Japanese Inns: Heaven…or Hell?

  • Nine Japanese inventions we need right now

    Nine Japanese inventions we need right now

  • The weird things you can buy in Japanese vending machines

    The weird things you can buy in Japanese vending machines

  • The Mingei Movement celebrates the high art of ordinary things

    The Mingei Movement celebrates the high art of ordinary things

  • How do they make all those mind-boggling Nuno textiles?

    How do they make all those mind-boggling Nuno textiles?

  • How to plan the best Japan trip EVER

    How to plan the best Japan trip EVER

  • All about nihonga: A master reveals the secrets behind Japan’s ancient form of painting

    All about nihonga: A master reveals the secrets behind Japan’s ancient form of painting

  • The kamikaze didn’t just fly planes

    The kamikaze didn’t just fly planes

  • You’re heard of “Paris Syndrome” but what about “Tokyo Syndrome”?

    You’re heard of “Paris Syndrome” but what about “Tokyo Syndrome”?

  • How NOT to say “Get Well Soon” in Japan

    How NOT to say “Get Well Soon” in Japan

  • Seven reasons not to fall in love with that $25,000 Japanese farmhouse

    Seven reasons not to fall in love with that $25,000 Japanese farmhouse

  • If we’re going to give up cars, we’re going to need more hand towels

    If we’re going to give up cars, we’re going to need more hand towels

  • Why are used cars, beautiful old houses and vintage kimonos so cheap in Japan?

    Why are used cars, beautiful old houses and vintage kimonos so cheap in Japan?

  • Why are those trees wearing placemats?

    Why are those trees wearing placemats?

  • What’s the most Japanese thing you could ever do? Go on a bus tour

    What’s the most Japanese thing you could ever do? Go on a bus tour

  • Why yes, that mold IS a National Living Treasure

    Why yes, that mold IS a National Living Treasure

  • The Wizard of Oz is alive and well

    The Wizard of Oz is alive and well

  • The REAL story of the 47 rōnin

    The REAL story of the 47 rōnin

  • How to read a haiku

    How to read a haiku

  • How to live forever, Japan style 

    How to live forever, Japan style 

  • Be careful what you hang on your wall

    Be careful what you hang on your wall

  • The strange barbers of Yoshiwara

    The strange barbers of Yoshiwara