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Love hotels ("rabuho") are mainly hotels used by couples to be intimate.

Although Ginza has numerous sushi restaurants, Ginza Kyubey is one of the most famous.

In the 1990s and 2000s, "Idols you can meet" began to appear, mostly around Akihabara.

One of the most representative types of fast food restaurants in Japan is the standing soba restaurant.

The first Tokyu Hands store opened in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1976.

The Japanese toilets are famous for their cleanliness, but it seems that foreign visitors are particularly surprised by their numerous functions.

Like soba noodles, udon noodles are a well known type of Japanese noodles. Made from flour, they are distinctively thick and white.

When the cold season comes to Japan, many people start eating Japanese nabe hot pots.

In Japan, curry with rice is a national food almost on the same level as ramen noodles.

Yakisoba is a noodle dish created by frying steamed Chinese noodles with meat and vegetables.

This teppanyaki style of cooking involves cooking meat, vegetables, seafoods, and the like on top of an iron hot plate called a "teppan".

The onigiri (rice ball) is a simple dish consisting of a compacted ball of rice with some ingredients placed inside.

In Kyoto, everyday side dishes made from on-hand ingredients are called "obanzai".

Ochazuke is a quick and easy dish made simply by pouring Japanese tea over rice.

Pork cutlet is made by coating a thick slice of pork in flour, beaten egg, and breadcrumbs, and then deep frying it.

Currently, okonomiyaki can be broadly divided into Kansai and Hiroshima styles.

The tea ceremony is a traditional way of serving tea and entertaining guests.

The ukiyo-e that were developed in the Edo period were the advertising posters, postcards, and book illustrations of their time.

Traditional Japanese houses are made of wood and their roofs are covered with tiles.

Rakugo is an art of humorous storytelling that has been around for 400 years, since the Edo period. It is performed in an entertainment hall known as a "yose".